Benzyl Alcohol → Benzene, [[[2-(chloromethyl)-2-propenyl]oxy]methyl]-

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Benzyl alcohol (3.5 mL, 33.6 mmol) and DMF (8 mL) were added to a suspension of NaH (60% suspension in mineral oil, 1.8 g, 43.7 mmol, washed with hexane before use) in THF (35 mL). The resulting mixture was stirred for 30 minutes at room temperature and then 1 h at reflux. The mixture was cooled to room temperature and slowly added over 1 h to a solution of 3-chloro-2-chloromethyl-propene (4.2 g, 33.6 mmol) in THF (40 mL). The reaction was stirred at room temperature for 18 h, quenched with brine/water (1:1) and extracted with Et2O. The organic phase was dried (MgSO4), filtered and concentrated. Chromatography (SiO2, EtOAc:Petrol 1:9) to give the title compound (3.1 g) as a colourless oil. 1H NMR (CDCl3): 7.46-7.29 (5H, m), 5.35 (1H, s), 5.30 (1H, d), 4.56 (2H, s), 4.24-4.06 (4H, m).

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