N,N-Dimethylaniline → Ethyl 3-allyl-4-hydroxybenzoate

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A mixture of ethyl 4-allyloxybenzoate (10.0 g, 48.5 mmol) and N,N-dimethylaniline (20 ml) was left under stirring at 200° C. for 48 h, then diluted with ethyl acetate (150 ml) and washed with 1M HCl. After drying and evaporating off the solvent, a crude was obtained which was purified by chromatography through a silica gel column, eluting with n-hexane:ethyl acetate, 95:5, thereby recovering 6.85 g of the title compound (69% yield).

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