Sodium hydride → HCID 54149611, compound

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A mixture of 1,3-dihydroxy-2-propylbenzene (5.00 g, 33.3 mmol) in dimethylformamide (10 mL) was treated with 97% sodium hydride (880 mg, 36.6 mmol ) as room temperature for 20 minutes. 2-(Carbomethoxy)benzyl bromide (7.62 g, 33.3 mmol) was added in one portion and the resulting mixture stirred at room temperature for 24 hours. The mixture was diluted with ethyl acetate and washed once with brine. The organic layer was dried (sodium sulfate), filtered, and concentrated in vacuo to provide a brown oil. Silica gel chromatography (hexane/ethyl acetate) provided 2.10 g (21%) of the title intermediate as a colorless oil: 1H--NMR (CDCl3), 8.08 (d, J=8 Hz, 1H), 7.84 (d, J=8 Hz, 1H), 7.61 (t, J=8 Hz, 1H), 7.41 (t, J=8 Hz, 1H), 7.02 (t, J=8 Hz, 1H), 6.58 (d, J=8 Hz, 1H), 6.50 (d, J=8 Hz, 1H), 5.52 (s, 2H), 5.16 (s, 1H, --OH), 3.94 (s, 3H), 2.78 (t, J=7 Hz, 2H), 1.67 (hextet, J=8 Hz, 2H), 1.03 (t, J=8 Hz, 3H).

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