p-Anisoyl chloride → 4-methacryloyloxybutyl (E)-3-[4-(4-methoxyphenylcarbonyloxy)phenyl]acrylate

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Reaction Steps

2.0 g of 4-methoxybenzoyl chloride in 25 ml of dichlormethane were added dropwise at 0° C. while stirring within 30 min. to a solution of 3.5 g of 4-methacryloyloxybutyl (E)-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)acrylate and 1.2 g of triethylamine in 40 ml of dichloromethane. The reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature overnight, then filtered and subsequently concentrated. Chromatographic purification of the residue on silica gel with hexane/ethyl acetate (vol. 7:3) and two-fold recrystallization from ethanol gave 4.5 g of 4-methacryloyloxybutyl (E)-3-[4-(4-methoxyphenylcarbonyloxy)phenyl]acrylate, m.p. 89°-90° C.

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