Isopropyl iodide → Methyl 3-formyl-4-isopropoxybenzoate

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To methyl 3-formyl-4-hydroxy-benzoate (10.0 g, 55.5 mmol), potassium carbonate (30.7 g, 222 mmol) and DMF (63 mL) was added 2-iodopropane (11.1 mL, 111 mmol). The mixture was heated at 60° C. for 18 hours. The mixture was filtered using ethyl acetate (200 mL) and the solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure. The residue was dissolved in ethyl acetate (150 mL) and was washed with water (3×75 mL) and a saturated aqueous solution of sodium chloride (1×75 mL). The organic layer was dried over sodium sulfate, filtered and the solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure to yield methyl 3-formyl-4-isopropoxy-benzoate (98%) as a yellow viscous liquid. ESI-MS m/z calc. 222.2, found 223.3 (M+1)+; Retention time: 1.51 minutes (3 min run). 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO) δ 10.35 (s, 1H), 8.23 (d, J=2.3 Hz, 1H), 8.17 (dd, J=8.8, 2.3 Hz, 1H), 7.39 (d, J=8.9 Hz, 1H), 4.98-4.83 (m, 1H), 3.85 (s, 3H), 1.38 (d, J=6.0 Hz, 6H).

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