Water → HCID 15662565, compound

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Reaction Steps

To a solution of 4-(1-methylpropoxy)phenol (1.58 g, 9.5 mmol) in 10 ml of DMF at 50° is added potassium carbonate (3.90 g, 28.0 mmol). To this is added dropwise methyl 2-bromopropionate (3.2 ml, 30.0 mmol) in 10 ml of DMF. The mixture is stirred at 70° for 60 hours. The cooled reaction is worked up by addition of water and extraction with a mixture of ether/hexane (3×). The combined organic extracts are washed with 10% sulfuric acid, with water and with brine, dried and the solvent removed to give methyl 2-[4-(1-methylpropoxy)phenoxy]propanoate.

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