Sulfuric acid magnesium salt (1:1) → Benzoic acid, 3,5-dimethyl-, methyl ester

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A solution of 3,5-dimethyl-4-hydroxybenzoic acid (1.0 g) in ether (5 mL) and methanol(5 mL) was treated with excess trimethylsilyldiazomethane. After stirring 30 min at room temperature the reaction was treated with magnesium sulfate, filtered and concentrated to a brown solid. The title compound was obtained by purification on silica gel to give a colorless solid (670 mg). NMR (CDCl3); δ 7.75 (s,2H), 3.85 (s,3H), 2.30 (s,6H).

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