Water → Ethyl 4-chloro-2-(1-(methoxycarbonyl)ethoxy)benzoate

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To a solution of ethyl 4-chlorosalicylate (9.45 g) and potassium carbonate (10.3 g) in N,N-dimethylformamide (100 ml) was added methyl 2-chloropropionate (6.9 g), followed by stirring overnight at room temperature. The reaction mixture was poured into water (200 ml) and extracted with ether (200 ml×2). The extract was dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate and concentrated under reduced pressure. The resulting residue was subjected to chromatography on silica gel to give ethyl 4-chloro-2-(1(methoxycarbonyl)ethoxy)benzoate (yield, 8.4 g).

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