Methanol → 3-Allyloxybenzamide

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To 3-hydroxybenzamide (274 mg; 2.0 mM) under a nitrogen atmosphere was added potassium carbonate (276 mg; 21.0 mM). This was dissolved in acetonitrile (20 ml) containing allyl bromide (169 ul; 2.0 mM). The mixture was refluxed for 5 hours, and the reaction followed by T.L.C.: 10% MeOH: 90% CH2Cl2. The excess solvent was then removed under vacuum, the organics extracted into dichloromethane, dried, and the solvent removed, to yield a white solid. This was recrystallised from hot water to produce a white "needle" solid (63%) as the final product.

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