“…1 H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl 3 ) δ 7.35-7.28 (m, 2H), 7.26-7.19 (m, 3H), 7.05 (d, J = 7.6 Hz, 1H), 7.00 (d, J = 1.8 Hz, 1H), 6.95 (dd, J = 7.6, 1.8 Hz, 1H), 2.87 (brs, 4H), 2.31 (s, 3H), 2.28 (s, 3H). [21] 1-Methoxy-4-phenethylbenzene (3 e): Compound 3 e was prepared from (E)-1-methoxy-4-styrylbenzene (1 e) in 92% yield as a colorless oil (39.1 mg). 1 H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl 3 ) δ 7.32-7.24 (m, 2H), 7.23-7.15 (m, 3H), 7.10 (d, J = 8.6 Hz, 2H), 6.83 (d, J = 8.6 Hz, 2H), 3.80 (s, 3H), 2.94-2.83 (m, 4H).…”