1-Bromooctadecane → HCID 53978304, compound

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A mixture of 1.0 g (6 mmol) of 3-hydroxyphenylacetic acid methyl ester, 2.2 g (6.6 mmol) of 1-bromooctadecane and 3.7 g (27 mmol) of anhydrous potassium carbonate in 80 ml of anhydrous acetone and 15 ml of DMF was stirred at reflux for 67 hours. The solvent was removed at reduced pressure, water was added to the residue and the product was extracted with ethyl acetate. The dried extract was concentrated to a solid which was purified by chromatography on 150 g of silica gel using 10% ethyl acetate-hexane to give 2.0 g (80% yield, mp 43°-45°) of 3-(octadecyloxy) phenylacetic acid methyl ester. The mass and nmr spectra were consistent with the structure.

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