Acetyl chloride → 4-(4-Acetoxyphenoxy)benzoic acid

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Reaction Steps

Acetylchloride (1.5 mL, 21 mmol) is added to a solution of 4-(4-hydroxyphenoxy)benzoic acid (2.3 g, 10 mmol) and TEA (2.9 mL, 21 mmol) in CH2Cl2 (50 mL). The reaction is stirred for 16 hours at room temperature. The reaction mixture is diluted with CH2Cl2 and washed three times with saturated NaHCO3. The organic layer is dried (MgSO4), filtered and concentrated in vacuo. The resulting material is dissolved in dioxane (6 mL). Aqueous LiOH (1N, 930 μL) is added, and the reaction is allowed to stir for one hour at room temperature. The reaction mixture is poured into CH2Cl2 and washed twice with KHSO4. The organic layer is dried (MgSO4), filtered and concentrated in vacuo to give 4-(4-acetoxyphenoxy)benzoic acid (1.5 g, 87%). 1H NMR (300 MHz, DMSO) δ 12.80, 7.96, 7.23-7.13, 7.04, 2.29.

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