Chloromethyl Methyl Ether → HCID 177621498, compound

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Reaction Steps

A 30.0 g quantity of N,N diethyl-N-methvlamine (reagent, product of Tokyo Kasei Co., Ltd.) was dissolved in 120 g of toluene, followed by nitrogen replacement. Over a period of 1 hour, 31.2 g of chloromethyl methyl ether (reagent, product of Tokyo Kasei Co., Ltd.) was added dropwise to the solution at 5° C. The mixture was stirred at 5° C. for 1 hour, heated to a gradually elevated temperature and stirred at room temperature for 10 hours to complete the reaction. The reaction mixture was filtered, and the solids obtained were washed with 150 g of toluene and 150 g of acetone and then dried in a vacuum, giving 53.7 g of the desired product (white solid).

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