Methanol → HCID 58298861, compound

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Reaction Steps

5.0 g of 2-ethyl-4-methoxy-3-methylbenzoic acid are refluxed with 0.5 ml of conc. sulfuric acid and 50 ml of methanol in a round-bottomed flask for 2 days. The solvent is distilled off, 100 ml of water are added to the residue, and the precipitated solid is filtered off with suction and dried, giving 5.2 g of methyl 2-ethyl-4-methoxy-3-methylbenzoate (quant); MS-FAB (M+H+)=209.1; Rf (polar method): 2.46 min.

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