Potassium Carbonate → Ethyl (2E)-4-(5-bromo-2-nitrophenoxy)but-2-enoate

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5-Bromo-2-nitrophenol (10 g, 45.9 mmol) and K2CO3 (8.24 g, 59.6 mmol) were suspended in NMP (81 mL) (a bright red suspension) and ethyl 4-bromocrotonate (10.26 mL, 59.63 mmol) was added dropwise at room temperature. The reaction was stirred at room temperature over night (20 h). The mixture was poured into ice/water (500 mL) and stirred for 30 min. The precipitate was collected by filtration and washed with water (2×200 mL), air dried for 10 min and then washed with heptane (200 mL). Heptane (200 mL) was added to the solid and stirred for 1 h. The solid was filtered off, washed with heptane (2×50 mL) and dried in vacuo to afford a beige solid. The title compound (15.0 g, 99%) was obtained and was used without further purification.

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