Methyl Salicylate → HCID 12361482, compound

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Reaction Steps

A mixture of 40 g of methyl 2-hydroxybenzoate, 45.4 g of powdered potassium carbonate, 700 ml acetone and 78.2 g of 1-bromotetradecane is heated at reflux temperature for 5 days. The reaction is cooled, filtered and concentrated in vacuo. The residue is dissolved in ethyl acetate; washed with water, saturated sodium bicarbonate, 10% sodium hydroxide, water and saturated sodium chloride; dried and concentrated in vacuo. The residue is purified by column chromatography (silica gel:0-10% ethyl acetate/hexane) to give 46.0 g of the desired product.

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