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How would you synthesise 4-methoxyphenol from bromobenzene in not more than five steps? State clearly the reagents used in each step and show the structure of the intermediate compounds in your synthetic scheme. |
Answer» Reagents are (1) NaOH/ high temperature and pressure (2) `Me_(2)SO-(4)` (3) conc. `H_(2)SO_(4)`, (4) Fusion with NaOH (5) `H_(3)O^(+)` | |