Water → Methyl 3-{4-[(4-hydroxyphenyl)carbonyl]phenyl}propanoate

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A mixture of methyl 3-{4-[4-(methyloxy)phenyl]carbonyl}phenyl)propanoate (167) (0.45 g, 1.51 mmol) and AlCl3 (0.82 g, 6.03 mmol) were refluxed in benzene (20 mL) for 1 h and then cooled to 0° C. in an ice bath. Water (15 mL) was added slowly, and the mixture was extracted with ether (2×50 mL). The combined ethereal extract was washed with water, brine, and dried over Na2SO4. Concentration gave light brown oil, which was purified by chromatography on a silica gel column eluted with a gradient from hexanes to 45% EtOAc:hexanes to afford 0.41 g (96%) of the title compound 168 as colorless oil. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3): δ 2.68 (t, J=7.7 Hz, 2H), 3.03 (t, J=7.7 Hz, 2H), 3.68 (s, 3H), 5.44 (s, 1H), 6.89 (d, J=8.7 Hz, 2H), 7.30 (d, J=8.1 Hz, 2H), 7.69 (d, J=8.1 Hz, 2H), 7.77 (d, J=8.8 Hz, 2H). LCMS (ESI): m/z 285 (M+H)+, m/z 283 (M−H)−.

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