Chloroacetyl chloride → 2-chloro-N-[(3RS)-3-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-3-hydroxy-4-methoxybutyl]acetamide

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To a solution of (2RS)-4-amino-2-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-1-methoxybutan-2-ol (3.00 g) and triethylamine (1.60 mL) in THF (50 mL) was added dropwise chloroacetyl chloride (0.91 ml) under ice-cooling, and the mixture was stirred for 20 min. The reaction mixture was quenched with water, and the mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was washed with brine, and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, and the solvent was evaporated. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (eluent; hexane:ethyl acetate (0%-100%)) to give the title compound (2.13 g).

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