Phenolate Sodium → HCID 21481850, compound

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4-Chloromethyl-2,2,4-trimethyl-1,3-dioxolane (5.0g) and sodium phenoxide (3.7g, prepared from phenol and sodium hydride) in dimethyl sulphoxide (90 ml) were heated together at 140° C for 4 hours. The reaction mixture was diluted with water and the aqueous solution extracted with ether. The ether extracts were dried and the solvent was removed under reduced pressure to yield a liquid which, on distillation, gave the desired product having a b.p. 83.5° C at 0.3 mm Hg.

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