Pyridine → HCID 89851745, compound

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The solution of ethyl glyoxate (50% toluene sol, 11.66 ml) and 2-methoxybenzeneethano (12.73 ml) were stirred for 1 hr to yield ethyl 2-hydroxy-2-(2-methoxyphenethoxy)acetate. The formation of ethyl 2-hydroxy-2-(2-methoxyphenethoxy)acetate was detected by 1H NMR and the reaction mixture was cooled with ice-bath and treated with pyridine (48.4 ml), 4-dimethylaminopyridine (0.44 g), and acetyl chloride (12.85 ml). After stirring under +7° C. for 1 hr, heptane (50 ml) was added, and the ice-bath cooling was removed to let the reaction mixture reach ambient temperature followed by filtration. The filtare was washed with MTBE (3×50 ml), and the combined solvents were washed with NaHCO3 (sat aq sol), water and NaCl (sat aq sol), dried over Na2SO4, and filtered. Organics were evaporated, toluene added and evaporated. By-products and residual solvents were distilled of (0 mbar-1 mbar/72°-105° C.), and the residual was dissolved in ethyl acetate. Silica gel and active carbon were added, the solution stirred for 10 min, and filtered. Organics were evaporated to yield ethyl 2-acetoxy-2-(2-methoxyphenethoxy)acetate (12.3 g) which was used in the next step.

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