3,5-Dichlorophenol → Tert-butyl(3,5-dichlorophenoxy)dimethylsilane

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To a solution of 3,5-dichlorophenol (5.0 g, 30 mmol) and CH2Cl2 (60 mL) were added tert-butyldimethylsilyl chloride (5.54 g, 36 mmol), N,N-diisopropylethylamine (8.0 mL, 46 mmol), and a catalytic amount of 4-dimethylaminopyridine. The initially exothermic solution was stirred at ambient temperature for 6 h then diluted with CH2Cl2 (40 mL). The mixture was washed consecutively with 10% aqueous HCl (50 mL), saturated aqueous NaHCO3 (50 mL), and brine (50 mL). The organic phase was dried over anhydrous MgSO4, filtered, and concentrated in vacuo to provide the title compound as a pale yellow liquid (8.8 g, 100%). 1H NMR (CDCl3) δ 6.98 (s, 1H), 6.72 (s, 2H), 0.98 (s, 9H), 0.22 (s, 6H).

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