Ethanol → Carbonic acid, 1-chloroethyl ethyl ester

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The title compound was prepared according to the procedure as described in Example 26 step 1 using a solution of 1-chloroethyl chloroformate (10 g, 69.9 mmol) in DCM (200 mL), a mixture of ethanol (4.5 mL, 77.2 mmol) and pyridine (6.8 mL, 84.5 mmol) in DCM (50 mL). The title compound was obtained as colorless oil (9.32 g, 87.7%) and was used in the next step without further purification. The title compound was characterized by 1H NMR as shown below:

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