Hydrochloric Acid → HCID 10867593, compound

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The crude product of (S)-(+)-4-(4-methoxybenzyloxymethyl)-2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxolane (4.1 g) was dissolved in methanol (10 mL). The solution was added with 1N hydrochloric acid and stirred at room temperature for one day. The solution was adjusted to pH 6 by addition of saturated sodium hydrogen carbonate, and extracted four times with dichloromethane. After the organic layer was dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, the solvent was removed and the residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography to obtain (R)-(+)-3-(4-methoxybenzyloxy)-1,2-propanediol (2.4 g, 69%).

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