Triethylamine → tert-butyl (2E)-3-[2-(hydroxymethyl)-4-methylphenyl]acrylate

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A mixture of 2.64 g of (2-bromo-5-methylphenyl)methanol, 246 mg of bis(dibenzylideneacetone)palladium, 2.95 ml of tert-butylacrylate, 442 mg of tris(2-methylphenyl)phosphine, 2.5 ml of triethylamine, and 24 ml of DMF was stirred at 100° C. for 24 hours. After leaving to be cooled at room temperature, water and ethyl acetate were added thereto to carry out a layer separation operation. The organic layer was washed with saturated brine, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, and the solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure. The obtained residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography to obtain 2.32 g of tert-butyl (2E)-3-[2-(hydroxymethyl)-4-methylphenyl]acrylate.

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