Water → HCID 21909263, compound

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To a solution methyl 4-(4-ethylbenzyl)-3-hydroxybenzoate (1.28 g) in N,N-dimethylformamide (14 mL) were added potassium carbonate (0.98 g) and benzyl bromide (0.62 mL), and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 19 hours. The reaction mixture was poured into water, and the mixture was extracted twice with diethyl ether. The combined organic layer was washed with water and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, and the solvent was removed under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by column chromatography on silica gel (eluent: hexane/ethyl acetate=5/1) to give methyl 3-benzyloxy-4-(4-ethylbenzyl)benzoate (1.6 g).

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