Methyl Benzoate → HCID 178525802, compound

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Title compound was prepared according to the procedure described in: Silhar, P.; Pohl, R.; Votruba, I.; Hocek, M. Org. Lett. 2004, 6, 3225. To a 10° C. solution of zinc (dust) (0.604 g, 9.24 mmol) in THF (1.7 mL) was added a solution of iodomethyl benzoate Part A (1.21 g, 4.62 mmol) in THF (2.1 mL) and the reaction was stirred at 10° C. 1.5 h. Reaction monitored by LCMS by observing the formation of hydrolyzed product (methyl benzoate). Material was used in the next step without purification as a 0.9 M THF solution.

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