Water → HCID 18620107, compound

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Reaction Steps

To a solution of 2-hydroxy-5-(2-methoxymethoxyethyl)benzonitrile (496 mg) in N,N-dimethylformamide (5 ml) were added potassium carbonate (435 mg) and ethyl bromoacetate (292 μl), and the mixture was stirred for 2 hours at room temperature. The reaction mixture was poured into water and extracted with ethyl acetate. The extract was washed with brine, and removal of the solvent under reduced pressure gave ethyl 2-[2-cyano-4-(2-methoxymethoxyethyl)phenoxy]acetate (619 mg). To a solution of the obtained ethyl 2-[2-cyano-4-(2-methoxymethoxyethyl)phenoxy]acetate (522 mg) in ethanol (5 ml) was added concentrated hydrochloric acid (20 μl), and the mixture was stirred for 2 hours at 70° C. The reaction mixture was poured into water and extracted with ethyl acetate. The extract was washed with brine, and removal of the solvent under reduced pressure gave ethyl 2-[2-cyano-4-(2-hydroxyethyl)phenoxy]acetate (449 mg).

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