Hydrochloric Acid → HCID 49874598, compound

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To a solution of 4-chloro-2-isopropyl-5-methylphenol (5.00 g, 27.08 mmole) in anhydrous acetonitrile (150 mL) was added MgCl2 (3.87 g, 40.61 mmole), TEA (10.28 mL, 101.55 mmole) and paraformaldehyde (5.48 g, 182.79 mmole), and the resulting mixture was refluxed under a dry N2 atmosphere for 18 hrs. The mixture was then cooled, acidified with 2.4 N HCl and extracted with EtOAc (2×250 ml). The combined extracts were washed with brine (100 ml), dried over MgSO4, filtered and concentrated in vacuo to give dark orange oil which was subjected to flash chromatography (silica gel) and eluted with 25% hexane/ CH2Cl2 to yield 5.8 g (99% yield) of the product as a pale yellow oil. GCMS m/z 212.0 (M+). This ester was of suitable purity to use without further purification.

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