1-Bromooctadecane → HCID 54454412, compound

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A mixture of 1.0 g (5.95 mmol) of 2,3-dihydroxybenzoic acid methyl ester, 1.98 g (5.95 mmol) of 1-bromooctadecane and 0.825 g (5.95 mmol) of potassium carbonate in 20 ml of acetone and 4 ml of DMF was stirred at reflux for 40 hours. The usual workup followed by purification by chromatography on 40 g of silica gel (230-400 mesh) using 50% toluene-hexane gave 0.40 g (16% yield, mp 57°-60°) of 2-hydroxy-3-(octadecyloxy)benzoic acid methyl ester. The structure was established by nmr and mass spectra.

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