Methyl Salicylate → HCID 18508033, compound

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To a solution of methyl salicylate (10 g, 66 mmol) and 4-chloromethylpyridine hydrochloride (11 g, 67 mmol) in N,N-dimethylformamide (150 mL) was added potassium carbonate (19 g, 140 mmol) under ice-cooling, and then the mixture was allowed to warm to room temperature and stirred overnight. The reaction mixture was poured into an ice water and the aqueous layer was extracted with ethyl acetate (150 mL, twice). The ethyl acetate layer was washed with a saturated brine solution (200 mL), dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, and concentrated under a reduced pressure to dryness, and the resultant residue was purified with a silica gel column chromatography (hexane/ethyl acetate) and dried to give 12 g (75%) of the titled compound as a colorless solid.

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