Phenol → HCID 4496358, compound

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Reaction Steps

A mixture consisting of 34.8 gm (0.37 mol) of phenol, 111 gm (0.81 mol) of potassium carbonate, 89 ml (0.69 mol) of ethyl 2-bromo-propionate and 200 ml of ethanol was boiled for 12 hours, while stirring. Thereafter, the reaction mixture was filtered, and the filtrate was distilled, yielding 44.2 gm of ethyl 2-phenoxy-propionate, b.p. 93°-94° C. at 0.1 mm Hg.

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