Diethyl Ether → Methyl 2-ethoxy-4-(1-hydroxy-2-methylpropan-2-yl)benzoate

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Triethylamine (3.5 mL, 25.1 mmol) was added to a solution 2-ethoxy-4-(2-hydroxy-1,1-dimethylethyl)iodobenzene (4.0 g, 12.5 mmol) in methanol (20 mL) under an atmosphere of nitrogen. The reaction was purged twice with carbon monoxide, and palladium (II) acetate (0.2 g, 0.9 mmol) was added. The reaction was stirred at 80° C. for 18 h under a positive pressure of carbon monoxide. The reaction was diluted with ether, washed with 10% hydrochloric acid, aqueous sodium bicarbonate, brine, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate and concentrated. Purification of the crude residue by flash chromatography over silica gel using 20-75% ethyl acetate in hexanes gave methyl 2-ethoxy-4-(2-hydroxy-1,1-dimethylethyl)benzoate (1.5 g, 48%) as a yellow oil and 0.91 g of unreacted 2-ethoxy-4-(2-hydroxy-1,1-dimethylethyl)iodobenzene.

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