Sodium hydride → HCID 19004519, compound

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A stirred mixture of 4-hydroxy-alpha-oxobenzeneacetic acid methyl ester (1.52 g) in dimethylformamide (10 mL) under argon was treated with 55% sodium hydride (0.405 g), stirred for 10 minutes and treated with 2-chloromethylbenzofuran (1.4 g). The mixture was stirred at room temperature under argon for 3 hours, diluted with water, and extracted with ethyl acetate. Evaporation of the organic extracts provided crude methyl ester as a liquid. Treatment of a portion of this ester (1.02 g) with potassium hydroxide (0.18 g) in a methanol-water mixture, followed by acidification of the mixture with hydrochloric acid and filtration provided 4-[[2-benzofuranyl)methoxy]-alpha-oxobenzeneacetic acid as a white solid, mp 120° C.

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