Dimethylformamide → HCID 20396681, compound

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The monosodium salt of 5-methylresorcinol prepared in Example 4 and dimethyl formamide (200 ml) were charged under nitrogen gas into a glass reaction vessel equipped with a mechanical stirrer, thermometer and addition funnel. 1-Chloro-2,2-dimethoxyethane (6.25 grams) was added, and the mixture was heated at 85° to 90° C. and stirred for a period of about 221/2 hours. After this time the reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature and was added to 1200 ml of water. The resulting mixture was carefully neutralized and extracted with chloroform. The organic phase was then separated from the aqueous phase and stripped of solvent, leaving a liquid residue. The residue was distilled under reduced pressure to yield a yellow viscous liquid which solidified upon cooling to -10° C. This product was then recrystallized from a methanol-water mixture, was washed with boiling water and dried to yield the desired product 3-(2,2-dimethoxyethoxy)-5-hydroxytoluene as a white solid melting at 73° to 75° C.

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