Hydrochloric Acid → HCID 22313341, compound

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To a stirred solution of lithium bis(trimethylsilyl)amide (1.0 M solution in tetrahydrofuran) (8 mL) in a 0° C. ice bath is added methyl triphenylphonium bromide (1.92 g, 5.38 mmol). The mixture is allowed to warm to rt and stir for 10 min. A solution of methyl 3-formyl-4-hydroxybenzoate (200 mg, 1.11 mmol) in THF (3 mL) is added to the above solution. The mixture is stirred at rt for 5 h. The reaction mixture is acidified to pH=5 with 1N HCl, and extracted with ether (3×). The combined organic layers are washed with brine, dried (MgSO4), filtered and concentrated to a yellow oil. The crude product is purified by chromatography on SiO2. Elution with hexanes-EtOAc (80:20) gives 130 mg (66%) of methyl 4-hydroxy-3-vinylbenzoate as a white solid: 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ 8.12, 7.86, 6.93, 6.85, 5.84, 5.50, 5.46, 3.92.

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