N,N-Dimethylaniline → 3-allyl-biphenyl-4-ol

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A solution of 4-allyloxy-biphenyl 65 (5.03 g, 23.9 mmol) in 20 ml of dimethylaniline was heated at 170° C. for 5 hr. The mixture was diluted with 250 ml diethyl ether and washed with 1M HCl solution. The ether phase was washed with brine, dried and concentrated to give a brown solid. The crude product was recrystallized from cyclohexane to give 2.69 g 3-allyl-biphenyl-4-ol 66. The mother liquor was concentrated and chromatographed (7% ethyl acetate/hexane) to give an additional 2.13 g of 2-allyl-4-phenyl-phenol 66.

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