Hydrochloric Acid → (E)-2-(4-[3-(4-Hydroxy-3-methylphenyl)-3-oxoprop-1-enyl]phenoxy)acetic acid

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Commercially available ethyl 2-(4-formylphenoxy)acetate (20.0 g, 0.1 mol) and commercially available 4′-hydroxy-3′-methylacetophenone (15.0 g, 0.1 mol) were dissolved in 200 mL of methanol and 50 mL of water. The solution was cooled with an ice-water bath, to which was added potassium hydroxide (22.0 g, 0.392 mol). The reaction mixture was stirred overnight. The resulted mixture was poured on to 600 mL of ice-water, acidified to pH=4-5 with 1 N HCl, and extracted with ethyl acetate (4×200 mL). The combined organic layers were washed with water and brine (200 mL each), dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated in vacuo. The obtained yellow oil was dried under high-vacuum, 10 g (33%) of yellowish solid was obtained. MS (EI): 313 (MH+).

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