Phenol → Ethyl 2-(phenoxymethyl)prop-2-enoate

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A solution of ethyl 2-bromomethylacrylate (2.00 g, 10.4 mmol, ref: Villieras, J. and Rambaud, M. Synthesis, 1982, 914) and phenol(975 mg, 1.0 eq) in dry THF (20 mL) under N2 at 0° C. was treated with anhydrous K2CO3 (1.43 g, 1.0 mol eq). No reaction was observed for 1 h. Anhydrous DMF (20 mL) was added and stirred for 2 h at 0° C. and for 1 h at room temperature. After evaporation of DMF, water(100 mL) was added, and the reaction was extracted with ethyl acetate (100 mL×2). The organic extract was washed with brine (100 mL), dried (anh. Na2SO4), filtered and concentrated. Flash chromatography (40% CH2Cl2/hexanes) gave 1.712 g (80%) of the title compound.

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