Potassium Carbonate → HCID 18472396, compound

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In DMF (50 ml) was dissolved methyl 5-nitrosalicylate (1.97 g, 10.0 mmol), and to the mixture were added ethyl 4-bromobutyrate (1.57 ml, 11.0 mmol) and potassium carbonate (2.76 g, 20.0 mmol). The mixture was stirred at 110° C. for 5 hours, and the mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure. To the residue was added ethyl acetate, and the mixture was washed with water and 10% potassium carbonate solution. The organic layer was dried with anhydrous magnesium sulfate and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified with column chromatography (silica gel 30 g, ethyl acetate/hexane=1/5→1/3), and the desired fraction was concentrated under reduced pressure to give ethyl 4-(2-methoxycarbonyl-4-nitrophenoxy)butyrate (2.51 g, 8.06 mmol, 81%).

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