Hydroquinone → benzene-1,4-diyl bis(chloroacetate)

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A mixture of hydroquinone (50 grams, 454.09 mmol) and chloroacetyl chloride (150 mL) was refluxed for 48 hours. Excess chloroacetyl chloride was distilled off, and the residue taken into ice water, filtered, dried, and recrystallised from ethyl acetate:hexane (1:6) to get pure product (55 grams, 46%) as a white fluffy powder. M.p: 127-128° C. 1H NMR (CDCl3) δ 4.20 (s, 25H, CH2), 7.24 (s, 2H, Ar).

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