Ethyl bromoacetate → (2-Isopropyl-4-methoxy-5-methyl-phenoxy)-acetic acid ethyl ester

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To a solution of 2-isopropyl-4-methoxy-5-methyl-phenol (3.933 g, 21.8 mmol) in acetone (100 ml) was added potassium carbonate (20 g, 145 mmol) and ethyl bromoacetate (5 ml, 45.1 mmol). The mixture refluxed over night and was filtered through celite. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure and the residue was partitioned between ethyl acetate and water. The organic phase was washed with brine and dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate. After removal of drying agent, the organic solution was concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified with silica gel chromatography (10% to 15% methylene chloride in hexane) to yield (2-isopropyl-4-methoxy-5-methyl-phenoxy)-acetic acid ethyl ester as white solid (4.78 g, 82%).

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