Allyl bromide → Ethyl 4-(prop-2-en-1-yloxy)benzoate

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A mixture of ethyl 4-hydroxybenzoate (10.0 g, 60.2 mmol) and potassium carbonate (8.32 g, 60.2 mmol) in acetone (50 ml) was added with allyl bromide (7.22 ml, 66.2 mmol) and the mixture was refluxed for 18 h. After that potassium carbonate was filtered off and the solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure, thereby obtaining 12.3 g of a crude containing only the title compound (99% yield).

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