Water → Methyl 4-(allyloxy)benzoate

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A solution of methyl 4-hydroxybenzoate (15.21 g, 0.10 mol), allyl chloride (11.48 g, 0.15 mol), and potassium carbonate (20.73 g, 0.15 mol) in N,N-dimethylformamide (40 mL) was stirred at 50° C. overnight. The reaction solution was added with water and extracted with ethyl acetate. Subsequently, the organic layer was washed with brine, dried using anhydrous sodium sulfate, and concentrated in vacuo. The obtained residue was purified using silica-gel column chromatography (hexane/ethyl acetate) and the title compound (19.27 g, yield 100%) was obtained as a pale yellow oil.

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