Ethanol hydrochloride → Ethyl 2-(3-(cyclopropylmethoxy)-4-nitrophenyl)acetate

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2-(3-(cyclopropylmethoxy)-4-nitrophenyl)acetic acid (40 g, 143 mmol) was dissolved in 20% EtOH—HCl solution (200 ml) and refluxed for 3 h to convert the starting material to ester. The volatiles were removed under reduced pressure and the residue was extracted with ethyl acetate (×2). The combined organic extracts were washed with water, dried (Na2SO4), filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure. The crude material was purified by re crystallization to ethyl 2-(3-(cyclopropylmethoxy)-4-nitrophenyl)acetate (38 g) as pale yellow solid.

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