Water → HCID 70163170, compound

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Water was added to a solution of 1.42 g of methyl 2-(2-acetyloxymethyl-4-chlorophenoxy)-3-methoxyacrylate in methanol, and stirred at room temperature. Sodium carbonate (0.53 g) was added. After a further 0.5 hour water and ethyl acetate were added. The organic phase was dried with anhydrous sodium sulfate, evaporated and the residue purified by silica gel column chromatography to give methyl 2-(2-hydroxymethyl-4-chlorophenoxy)-3-methoxyacrylate (1.04 g).

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