Dimethyl Sulfate → 2-Methoxy-4-methylbenzamide

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Reaction Steps

A mixture of 2-hydroxy-4-methyl-benzamide (15.1 g, 0.1 mol) and K2CO3 (41.7 g, 0.3 mol) in 1000 mL of acetone was heated to reflux for 1 hour before Me2SO4 was added at that temperature. The resulting mixture was refluxed overnight. The reaction mixture was then filtered and the filtrate was concentrated. The resulting residue was dissolved in 1000 mL of methanol/ammonia (1:1) and stirred at room temperature for 3 hours. After removal of the solvent, the residue was recrystallized from EtOAc/PE to afford 102 g of 2-methoxy-4-methyl-benzamide (yield 61%). 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6): δ 7.72 (d, J=7.6 Hz, 1H), 7.57 (br s, 1H), 7.46 (br s, 1H), 6.92 (s, 1H), 6.81 (d, J=7.6 Hz, 1H), 3.85 (s, 3H), 2.31 (s, 3H).

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