Glycolic Acid → HCID 15098089, compound

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Reaction Steps

A mixture of 7.61 g of glycolic acid, 19.90 g of phenacylbromide and 13.9 ml of triethylamine in 300 ml of ethyl acetate was stirred for 20 hours at room temperature. Then, the mixture was filtered. The filtrate was washed with 2N HCl, saturated sodium bicarbonate, and brine. Then, the filtrate was dried, filtered again, and evaporated to dryness. The resulting white solid was purified by recrystallization to yield 11.85 g of colorless crystals.

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