Potassium Iodide → 4-[6-(2,3-Dimethoxyphenyl)hexyloxy]-2-hydroxybenzoic acid methyl ester

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A mixture of 1.0 g (3.3 mmol) of 1-(6-bromohexyl)-2,3-dimethoxybenzene, 0.55 g (3.3 mmol) of 2,4-dihydroxybenzoic acid methyl ester, 1.2 g (9 mmol) of potassium carbonate and 0.75 g (4.5 mmol) of potassium iodide in 25 mL of acetone was stirred at reflux for 20 hours. Workup as in Example 16 gave 1.2 g of 4-[6-(2,3-dimethoxyphenyl)hexyloxy]-2-hydroxybenzoic acid methyl ester as an oil.

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