Imidazole → Ethyl 3-(4-t-butyldimethylsilyloxyphenyl)propionate

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To a solution of ethyl 3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)propionate (940 mg, 4.84 mmol) in anhydrous dimethylformamide (9.4 mL) were added t-butyldimethylsilyl chloride (1.0 g, 6.6 mmol) and imidazole (490 mg, 1.5 mmol) at room temperature, and the mixture was left standing at the same temperature for 14 h. The reaction mixture was directly concentrated, and subjected to silica gel column chromatography (hexane-ethyl acetate 25:1→20:1) to give 1.49 g (quantitative) of the title compound as a solid.

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