Potassium Carbonate → 3-(2-Chloro-benzyloxy)-5-(3-methyl-but-2-enyloxy)-benzoic acid methyl ester

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The title compound was prepared in a similar manner as described for Intermediate 1a, from potassium carbonate (1.25 g, 9.06 mmol), 2-chloro benzyl bromide (0.59 mL, 4.53 mmol), and 3-hydroxy-5-(3-methyl-but-2-enyloxy)-benzoic acid methyl ester (374a) (1.07 g, 4.53 mmol). Purification by flash column chromatography eluting with 5% EtOAc in hexanes gave a colorless oil (1.60 g, 100% yield). 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ 7.51-7.61 (m, 1 H) 7.37-7.45 (m, 1 H) 7.30 (dd, J=3.92, 2.40 Hz, 2 H) 7.27-7.29 (m, 1 H) 7.24 (dd, J=2.27, 1.26 Hz, 1 H) 6.76 (t, J=2.40 Hz, 1 H) 5.49 (tt, J=6.82, 1.39 Hz, 1 H) 5.15-5.23 (m, 3 H) 4.54 (d, J=6.82 Hz, 2 H) 3.92 (s, 3H) 1.81 (s, 3 H) 1.73-1.79 (m, 3 H); LCMS for C20H21ClO4 m/z 383.00 (M+Na)+.

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