Methyl iodide → HCID 22934046, compound

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A 76 mg portion of potassium carbonate was added to a 20 ml DMF solution of 214 mg 2,5-dimethylterephthalate and stirred at room temperature for 30 minutes. 0.068 ml of methyl iodide was added to the reaction solution successively and stirred overnight at room temperature. Successively, work-up and purification were carried out in the standard method to obtain 90 mg of 4-methoxycarbonyl-2,5-dimethylbenzoic acid as colorless solid. EN: 207.

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