Potassium Carbonate → Methyl 2-(methoxymethyl)prop-2-enoate

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To a stirred mixture of methyl 2-(bromomethyl)acrylate (239 μl, 2 mmol) in petroleum ether (3 ml) was added potassium carbonate (276 mg, 2 mmol), followed by sodium methoxide (119 mg, 2.2 mmol) and methanol (450 μl). The resulting mixture was stirred overnight, filtered, concentrated to a residue that was purified by column chromatography eluting with 10% ether in hexanes to provide the title compound (150 mg, 58%). (Reference: J. Med. Chem.; 42; 15; 1999; 2760-2773.)

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