Water → 2-Propenoic acid, 3-(4-fluorophenyl)-, methyl ester

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To a solution of 3-(4-fluorophenyl)-2-propenoic acid (24.2 g, 146 mmol) in DMF (120 ml) were added methyl iodide (31.1 g, 219 mmol) and potassium carbonate (40.4 g, 292 mmol) at room temperature and the mixture was stirred for 72 hours. The resulting mixture was poured into water and extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was washed with water and saturated aqueous sodium chloride, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was crystallized from hexane to obtain 24.5 g (yield 93%) of the title compound. mp. 43–46° C.

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