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2-(Methoxymethoxy)methyl phenol (entry 9, Table 2): Oil. IR mmax
(KBr, cmÀ1): 3400, 2800, 1310, 1270, 1100, 1050, 730, 700. 1H NMR
(500 MHz, CDCl3) d = 1.98 (s, 3H, OCH3), 2.02 (s, 2H, OCH2), 3.98 (s,
2H, ArCH2), 7.28–7.34 (m, 4H, Ar) ppm. CHN Anal. Calc. for: C,
64.27; H, 7.19. Found: 64.22; H, 7.21%.
1,4-Bis(methoxymethoxy)methyl benzene (entry 10, Table 2):
m.p.: 68–70 °C. IR mmax (KBr, cmÀ1): 2800, 1210, 1080, 1010,
1000, 810. 1H NMR (500 MHz, CDCl3) d = 4.55 (s, 6H, 2 Â CH3),
4.64 (s, 4H, OCH2O), 4.70 (s, 4H, 2 Â ArCH2), 7.37 (s, 4H, Ar) ppm.
CHN Anal. Calc. for: C, 63.70; H, 8.02. Found: 63.52; H, 7.99%.
2-Methoxy-4-((methoxymethoxy)methyl) phenol (entry 11, Table
2): m.p.: 71–73 °C. IR mmax (KBr, cmÀ1): 3300, 2900, 1200, 1000,
1060, 820, 790. 1H NMR (500 MHz, CDCl3) d = 4.12 (s, 3H, OCH3),
4.56 (s, 2H, OCH2O), 4.66 (s, 3H, o-OCH3), 4.84 (s, 2H, ArCH2),
7.26–7.36 (m, 3H, Ar) ppm. CHN Anal. Calc. for: C, 60.59; H, 7.12.
Found: 60.45; H, 7.10%.