[Cl:1][C:2]1[CH:7]=[CH:6][C:5]([CH2:8][C:9]([O:11][CH3:12])=[O:10])=[CH:4][CH:3]=1.[CH2:13]=[O:14].Cl>CS(C)=O.C[O-].[Na+]>[Cl:1][C:2]1[CH:3]=[CH:4][C:5]([CH:8]([CH2:13][OH:14])[C:9]([O:11][CH3:12])=[O:10])=[CH:6][CH:7]=1Methyl 2-(4-chlorophenyl)acetate (36.7 g, 199 mmol) and paraformaldehyde (6.27 g, 209 mmol) were dissolved/suspended in DMSO (400 mL) and treated with NaOMe (537 mg, 9.94 mmol). The mixture was allowed to stir at room temperature for 2 hours, at which time the reaction was complete as determined by TLC analysis of the crude. The reaction was poured into ice-cold water (700 mL; emulsion) and neutralized with the addition of 1M HCl solution. The aqueous layer was extracted with ethyl acetate (3×), and the organics were combined. The organic layer was washed with water (2×), brine (1×), separated, dried over MgSO4, filtered, and concentrated in vacuo to afford the crude product as an oil. The residue was loaded onto a large fitted filtered with silica gel and eluted with 9:1 hexanes:ethyl acetate and then with 1:1 hexane:ethyl acetate to give Methyl 2-(4-chlorophenyl)-3-hydroxypropanoate as an oil (39.4 g, 92%).
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