Potassium Iodide → Methyl 3-isopropoxy-4-methylbenzoate

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To a mixture of methyl 3-hydroxy-4-methylbenzoate (5.28 g, 31.8 mmol), potassium carbonate (6.59 g, 47.7 mmol) and N,N-dimethylformamide (50 mL) were added 2-bromopropane (3.58 mL, 38.2 mmol) and potassium iodide (0.53 g, 3.18 mmol) under stirring at room temperature, and the mixture was stirred at 80° C. for 7 hr. To the reaction mixture were added 2-bromopropane (1.79 mL, 19.1 mmol) and potassium iodide (0.27 g, 1.59 mmol), and the mixture was further stirred at 80° C. for 15 hr. The reaction mixture was allowed to cool, diluted with ethyl acetate, washed with water and saturated brine, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (hexane/ethyl acetate=19/1-hexane/ethyl acetate=4/1) to give the title compound (6.3 g, yield 96%) as a colorless oil.

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