4-Hydroxybenzaldehyde → Methyl 2-(4-formylphenoxy)propanoate

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A mixture consisting of 45 gm (0.37 mol) of 4-hydroxy-benzaldehyde, 111 gm (0.81 mol) of potassium carbonate, 89 ml (0.81 mol) of methyl 2-bromo-propionate and 300 ml of dimethylformanide was heated at 60° C. for 16 hours, while stirring. Thereafter, the reaction mixture was poured into 1 liter of water, and the aquous mixture was extracted with ether. The ethereal extract solution was washed with 1 N potassium hydroxide and then with water, dried and evaporated, leaving 55 gm of methyl 2-(4-formyl-phenoxy)-propionate as an oil, which was purified by passing it through a silicagel column with chloroform as the flow agent.

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