Ethyl anisate → HCID 21874054, compound

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Reaction Steps

To a cold (0° C.) solution of 4-chloro-2-picoline (10 g, 78.4 mmol) and ethyl 4-methoxybenzoate (14.1 g, 78.4 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (100 mL) was added lithium bis(trimethylsilyl)amide (157 mL, 1.0 M in tetrahydrofuran, 157 mmol) dropwise via a pressure equalizing funnel over half an hour. Upon complete addition, the ice bath was removed and the resulting solution was heated at 45° C. for 15 hours. The mixture was cooled to room temperature, and the solution was concentrated. Methanol was added to quench the reaction, resulting in the formation of a yellow precipitate. The precipitate was collected by filtration and dried to give the product as a mixture of enol and ketone tautomers. MS m/z 262 (M+1).

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