Ethanol → Ethyl 2-(4-formyl-2-methoxyphenoxy)-2-methylpropanoate

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In a co-solvent including ethanol (3 mL) and DMF (3 mL), 1N ethoxy sodium (NaOEt) (2.96 mL, 2.96 mmol) was added dropwise to a solution including vanillin (300 mg, 1.97 mmol) and ethyl α-bromoisobutyrate (0.43 mL, 2.93 mmol), and then, the reaction mixture was heated at a temperature of 80° C. overnight. Ethanol was evaporated, and the residual was distributed between ether and water, and an organic layer was dried, filtered, and evaporated. The residual was purified by silica gel column chromatography using hexane and ethyl acetate (EtOAc) (4:1) to obtain Compound 122a (188.7 mg, 36%).

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