2, B-Dimethoxyphenethyl alcohol was synthesized from m-dimethoxybenzene. Phenyllithium was used to int'roduce the lithium atom into the ring between the methoxy groups to yield 2, 6-dimethoxyphenyllithium. The remainder of the synthetic sequence was the same as that, used for the preparation of 0-, nz-, and pmethoxyphenethyl alcohols outlined above. 0-and p-hydroxyphenethyl alcohols were prepared from the ...
