Potassium Carbonate → Methyl 3-cyano-4-isopropoxybenzoate

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To a solution of compound 3 (5.000 g, 17 mmol) in DMF (15 mL) was added K2CO3 (3.51 g, 26 mmol) and Boc-2-amino ethyl bromide (4.56 g, 20.35 mmol). The resulting mixture was stirred at 60° C. for three hours. The mixture was diluted with water and extracted with EtOAc (3×50 mL). The organic layers were combined, dried over Na2SO4 and concentrated. Purification with column chromatography (Hexanes/EtOAc 50:50) gave the product 4 (4.08 g, 55%) as white solid.

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