Diethyl Ether → 4-(4-Propylcyclohexyl)phenyl 4-ethoxy-2,3-difluorobenzoate

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In a 1 L three-neck flask, 6.60 g of 2,3-difluoro-4-ethoxybenzoic acid (a) and 7.06 g of 4-(4-propyl-1-cyclohexyl)phenol (b) were dissolved in 450 mL of methylene chloride. 4.09 g of 4-dimethylaminopyridine was added thereto and stirred for 1 hour at room temperature. A solution of 7.60 g of N,N-dicyclohexylcarbodiimide dissolved in 195 mL of methylene chloride was added thereto and stirred overnight. Then diethyl ether was added and the precipitated urea was filtered off, saturated aqueous solution of sodium chloride was added and was stirred for 1 hour. The organic layer separated was washed with 3N hydrochloric acid and saturated aqueous solution of sodium bicarbonate, and was dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate. The solvent was distilled off under reduced pressure to give 13.1 g of 4-(4-propylcyclohexyl)phenyl 4-ethoxy-2,3-difluorobenzoate (c).

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