Potassium Carbonate → Ethyl 2-(3-(2,4-dimethylbenzyloxy)phenyl)acetate

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To a stirred solution of Ethyl 2-(3-hydroxyphenyl)acetate (3 g, 16.6 mmol) in DMF (20 ml) was added potassium carbonate (2.99 g, 21.6 mmol) at room temperature followed by drop wise addition of 2,4-Dimethylbenzyl chloride (3.11 g, 18.3 mmol). The reaction mixture was stirred for 16 hours and taken in ethyl acetate, washed with water (2×), brine, dried over Na2SO4, filtered, concentrated and purified by flash chromatography on a silica gel column (hex:ethyl acetate 4:1) to give the title compound.

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