Thioglycolic Acid → [{2-(1,3-Benzodioxol-5-yl)-2-propyl}thio]acetic acid

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600 ml of benzene, 59.5 g of mercaptoacetic acid and a catalytic amount of D-10-camphorsulfonic acid were added to 97 g of 2-(1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl)-2-propanol. The obtained mixture was heated under reflux for 4 hours and distilled to remove the solvent. The pH of the residue was adjusted to 10 with a 1N aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide. The resulting mixture was washed with ethyl acetate. 4N hydrochloric acid was added to the mixture under cooling with ice to acidify the aqueous layer. The resulting mixture was extracted with chloroform. The organic layer was washed with water, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated to obtain a crude crystal. This crude crystal was recrystallized from diisopropyl ether to obtain 62.70 g of the title compound as a colorless crystal.

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