Water → Methyl 3-[(1,1-dimethylprop-2-yn-1-yl)oxy]benzoate

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To a solution of methyl 3-hydroxybenzoate (10.0 g, 65.7 mmol) in acetonitrile (200 mL) were added 3-chloro-3-methylbut-1-yne (20.0 g, 195 mmol) and copper (II) chloride (88 mg, 0.654 mmol) under ice-cooling, and the mixture was stirred for 15 min under ice-cooling. 1,8-Diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene (10 mL, 70.0 mmol) was added under ice-cooling, and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 2 hr. The reaction mixture was poured into water (300 mL), and the mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate (400 mL×2). The ethyl acetate layers were combined, and dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate. The insoluble material was filtered off, and the filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure. The obtained residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (hexane/ethyl acetate=100/0→0/100) to give the title compound (4.0 g, 28%) as a colorless oil.

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