Potassium Carbonate → Ethyl 4-(benzyloxy)-3-hydroxybenzoate

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The compound of step 1 (10 g, 31.8 mmol) was dissolved in methanol, potassium carbonate (88 mg, 0.636 mmol) was added and the mixture was stirred for 2 h under reflux. After evaporation to dryness, the residue was used without further purification in the subsequent step.

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