2-Chloroethanol → HCID 10976708, compound

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A mixture of ethyl 2-(o-nitrobenzoyl)acetate (11.9 g, 0.05 mol), 2-chloroethanol (8 g, 0.1 mol), 50% sodium hydroxide solution (8.8 g, 4.4 g real, 0.11 mol) and 40% benzyltrimethylammonium hydroxide solution (4.2 PG,12 g, 1.7 g, real, 0.01 mol) in water (50 mL) is heated at 50°-65° C. for 4-8 hours, cooled and extracted with methylene chloride. The combined organic extracts are concentrated in vacuo to give the title product, identified by 1HNMR and 13CNMR analyses.

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