“…Ethyl (7-coumaryloxy)acetate (2) was obtained as a white solid (10.627 g, 70.6%), mp 113-115 °C. JH NMR: 1.30 (t, 3 H, J = 7.5 Hz), 4.28 (q, 2 H, J = 7.5 Hz), 4.67 (s. 2 H), 6.26 (d, 1 H, J = 10 Hz), 6.77 (s, 1 H), 6.89 (d, 1 H, J = 9 Hz), 7.40 (d, 1 H, J = 9 Hz), 7.60 (d, 1 H, J = 10 Hz). IR (KBr): 3080, 2980, 2950, 1730, 1706, 1610, 1400, 1220, 1190, 1120, 1070, 980, 840 cm"1.…”