Methyl iodide → 4-METHOXYISOBENZOFURAN-1(3H)-ONE

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Iodomethane (1.313 mL, 20.78 mmol) was added to 4-hydroxyisobenzofuran-1(3H)-one (3.12 g, 20.78 mmol) and potassium carbonate (5.74 g, 41.56 mmol) in DMF (50 mL) at 21° C. under air. The resulting solution was stirred overnight. The solvent was removed to give a yellow solid which was then quenched with potassium carbonate (70 ml). The mixture was extracted ethyl acetate (3×75 ml). The combined extracts were evaporated to give the desired material as a yellow solid (3.18 g, 93% yield), which was used without further purification; 1H NMR (400.132 MHz, CDCl3) δ 3.30 (2H, s), 5.37 (2H, s), 7.31-7.42 (2H, m), 7.51-7.61 (1H, m).

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