Hydrochloric Acid → Methyl 4-benzyloxybenzimidate hydrochloride

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A solution of 560 mg of 4-benzyloxybenzonitrile in 16 ml of THF and 0.2 ml of methanol, cooled to 0° C., was saturated with hydrogen chloride and kept at 4° C. for 16 hours. The precipitate was filtered off, washed with diethyl ether and dried to give 357 mg of methyl 4-benzyloxybenzimidate hydrochloride, m.p. 179°-180° C.

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