Potassium Carbonate → HCID 67119435, compound

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Reaction Conditions

Reaction Steps

Dimethylacetamide (716 ml), 170 g of 4-trifluoromethoxyphenol, 246 g of isopropyl 5-chloro-4-methyl-2-nitrobenzoate, and 263.9 g of potassium carbonate were added into a 2000-ml glass flask equipped with a stirring device, a thermometer, and a reflux condenser under a nitrogen atmosphere, and the temperature of the contents of the flask was raised to 100 to 105° C. with stirring. A reaction was allowed to proceed at the same temperature for 37 hr, and 360 ml of dimethylacetamide was then removed by evaporation under the reduced pressure. The reaction solution was poured into 2 L of ice-water, and 1.7 L of ethyl acetate was added thereto. The mixture was stirred and was allowed to stand, followed by separation. The ethyl acetate layer was washed with a 1.5% aqueous sodium hydroxide solution and brine and was concentrated under the reduced pressure to give isopropyl 4-methyl-2-nitro-5-(4-(trifluoromethoxy)phenoxy)benzoate (373.3 g, yield: 97.9%).

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