Ethyl Glycolate → Ethyl 2-((4-nitrophenoxy)carbonyloxy)acetate

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The title compound was prepared using a procedure analogous to 3-bromobenzyl 4-nitrophenyl carbonate except that (3-bromophenyl)methanol was replaced with ethyl 2-hydroxyacetate. LCMS, [M+Na]+=292.0. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ 8.24 (d, J=9.2 Hz, 2H), 7.37 (d, J=9.2 Hz, 2H), 4.72 (s, 2H), 4.25 (q, J=7.2 Hz, 2H), 1.28 (t, J=7.1 Hz, 3H).

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