Iodoethane → Methyl 3-formylbenzoate

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Potasium carbonate (6.84 g) was added to a solution of 3 formylbenzoic acid (5.00 g), ethyl iodide (5.15 g) in acetonitrile (100 ml). The reaction mixture was refluxed for 18 hrs after cooling the mixture was partitioned between ethyl acetate and water, the organic phase separated, washed with saturated brine, dried over MgSO4 and evaporated under reduced pressure to afford the title compound as a yellow oil (4.84 g).

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