Potassium Carbonate → Ethyl 2-(4-(quinolin-2-ylmethoxy)phenyl)acetate

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To a stirred solution of ethyl 2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)acetate (10 g, 0.05 mol) in acetonitrile (150 mL) were added K2CO3 (23 g, 0.16 mol) and 2-(chloromethyl)quinoline (14.2 g, 0.06 mol) under an inert atmosphere. The reaction mixture was then heated at 80° C. for 16 h, diluted with water (50 mL) and extracted with EtOAc (3×100 mL). The combined organic layers were washed with water (100 mL) and brine (100 mL), dried over Na2SO4, filtered, and concentrated in vacuo to afford ethyl 2-(4-(quinolin-2-ylmethoxy)phenyl)acetate (19 g, 95%) as an oil.

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