Potassium Carbonate → HCID 14363645, compound

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Reaction Steps

To a solution of methyl 2,4-dihydroxybenzoate (25.1 g) in acetone (250 ml) are added methyl bromoacetate (14.9 ml) and potassium carbonate (21.7 g), and the mixture is refluxed for 3 hours. The mixture is filtered, and the filtrate is concentrated, and the residue is purified by silica gel column chromatography (solvent; n-hexane:ethyl acetate=3:1) to give ethyl 2-(3-hydroxy-4-methoxycarbonylphenoxy)acetate (31.5 g).

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