1-Bromo-3-chloropropane → Methyl 4-(3-chloropropoxy)-3-methoxybenzoate

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In a 50 mL volume glass flask equipped with a stirrer, a thermometer, a dropping funnel and a reflux condenser were placed 1.02 g (5.49 mmol) of methyl 4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzoate (purity: 98 wt. %), 2.12 g (13.2 mmol) of 3-bromo-1-chloropropane (purity: 98 wt. %), 1.16 g (8.24 mmol) of potassium carbonate (purity: 98 wt. %), and 10 mL of acetonitrile. The resulting mixture was refluxed under stirring at 80-85° C. in an argon gas atmosphere for 5 hours. After the reaction was complete, the reaction mixture was filtered. Analysis of the filtrate by high performance liquid chromatography (absolute quantitative analysis) indicated that 1.38 g (reaction yield: 97.0%) of methyl 4-(3-chloropropoxy)-3-methoxybenzoate was produced.

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