Hydrochloric Acid → HCID 21997570, compound

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A solution of methyl 4-(6-bromo-n-hexyloxy)benzoate (186 g) in methanol (1 L) was treated with 28% sodium methoxide in methanol (340 ml) and the solution refluxed for 2 hours. After cooling, the stirred solution was adjusted to pH 2 with 1M-hydrochloric acid then extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was washed with water, dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered and evaporated to give a crude oil. This oil was purified on a silica gel column (2 kg, 9:1 hexane-ethyl acetate elution) to give methyl 4-(6-methoxy-n-hexyloxy)benzoate (127 g) as an oil.

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