Ethyl bromoacetate → ethyl 2-(2-((N-methylcarbamoyl)methyl)phenoxy)acetate

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Potassium carbonate (2.81 g, 20.34 mmol) was given to a solution of 2-(2-hydroxyphenyl)-N-methylacetamide (3.36 g, 20.34 mmol) in acetone (150 ml). Ethyl bromoacetate (2.13 ml, 19.32 mmol) and potassium iodide (166 mg, 1.02 mmol) were added successively. The reaction mixture was heated to reflux for 6 h. It was left at room temperature for 16 h. The solid was filtered off. The solvent was removed in vacuo. The crude product was purified by flash chromatography on silica (80 g), using ethyl acetate/dichloromethane (1:1) as eluent, to give 5.00 g of ethyl 2-(2-((N-methylcarbamoyl)methyl)phenoxy)acetate.

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