Dimethylformamide → Ethyl 2-[4-(1-hydroxy-2,2-dimethoxyethyl)-2,5-dimethylphenoxy]acetate

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To N,N-dimethylformamide (81 g) were added 4-(1-hydroxy-2,2-dimethoxyethyl)-2,5-dimethylphenol (20.0 g), potassium carbonate (15.8 g) and ethyl chloroacetate (12.4 g) at room temperature with stirring. The mixture was stirred at room temperature for an hour, and then stirred at 71° C. for 2 hours. The reaction mixture was diluted with ethyl acetate, washed with water and brine, and dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate. The organic layer was concentrated under reduced pressure, and a mixture of ethyl acetate and hexane was added to the residue. The precipitated crystals were collected by filtration to give ethyl 2-[4-(1-hydroxy-2,2-dimethoxyethyl)-2,5-dimethylphenoxy]acetate (21.3 g).

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