Methanol → HCID 54223459, compound

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Into methanol (1,200 ml) and water (400 ml) were dissolved 120 g (0.25 mol) of [4-(p-nitrophenoxy)-3-methyl-2-butenyl]acetate. With stirring at room temperatures, 40 g (0.29 mol) of potassium carbonate were added therein, and stirred for one hour. The reaction liquid was added into water and extracted with ethyl acetate. After the organic layer was washed with water and dried, the solvent was distilled off, whereby 98.5 g of the title compound were obtained. (Yield: 98.5%)

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