Benzyl Chloride → Methyl 2-(benzyloxy)propanoate

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To a pre-cooled solution of racemic methyl lactate (200 g) in dimethyl formamide (400 ml) at 0-10° C., added benzyl chloride (218.8 g). Sodium tertiary butoxide (224.6 g) was added to the reaction mixture at 0-10° C. and stirred for 6 hours at 25-35° C. After completion of the reaction, the reaction mixture was quenched with water and extracted with toluene. The toluene layer was washed with water followed by 10% sodium chloride solution. The obtained toluene layer containing title compound was taken to next step.

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