Ethyl 4-hydroxyphenylacetate → Ethyl 3-chloro-4-hydroxyphenylacetate

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To a 0° C. solution of ethyl 2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)acetate (5.0 g, 0.02 mol) in THF (100 mL) was added NCS (4.45 g, 0.03 mol). The reaction mixture was then stirred at RT for 16 h and then extracted with EtOAc (2×200 mL). The combined organic layers were washed with water, dried over Na2SO4, and concentrated in vacuo to afford ethyl 2-(3-chloro-4-hydroxyphenyl)acetate (5 g, 84%) as a solid.

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