Methyl iodide → 4-(3-Methoxyphenyl)morpholine

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To a stirred mixture of 3-morpholinyl-phenol (3.8 g; 21.2 mmol) and powdered K2CO3 (4.4 g; 31.8 mmol) in dry DMF (15 mL) was added iodomethane (1.45 mL; 23.3 mmol) via syringe at room temperature under nitrogen atmosphere. The resulting mixture was allowed to stir at room temperature for 22 hours. The reaction was diluted with ether (150 mL) and washed successively with water (2×40 mL) and brine (40 mL), then dried (MgSO4), filtered and concentrated in vacuo to provide the desired ether as a yellow oil (2.51 g; 61%).

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