Ethyl Acetate → 2,2,4,4-Tetramethyl-chroman-6-carboxylic acid 4-(tert-butoxycarbonylmethyl)phenyl ester

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A solution of 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl chroman-6-carboxylic acid (0.1 g, 0.43 mmol) in thionyl chloride (10 mL) was refluxed for 2 h. The thionyl chloride was evaporated under reduced pressure and the residue was dissolved in 5 mL of dichloromethane and treated with triethyl amine (5 mL) followed by tert-butyl-4-hydroxy phenyl acetate (Reagent E, 0.088 g, 0.427 mmol). After 0.5 h, the reaction mixture was subjected to flash column chromatography over silica gel (230-400 mesh) using 5-10% ethyl acetate in hexane as the eluent to afford the title compound (0.1 g, 55%).

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