Chloromethyl ethyl ether → HCID 53744314, compound

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Reaction Conditions

Reaction Steps

A suspension of 10.0 g of sodium hydride (80% in mineral oil, 333 mmol) in dry THF (tetrahydrofuran) is heated to reflux under argon. A solution of 60.5 g (238 mmol) of methyl [1-(4-chlorobenzyl)but-3-enyl]carbamate in 50 ml of dry THF is added dropwise in the course of 1 hour. The mixture is then boiled under reflux for a further 2 hours until the evolution of gas subsides. The mixture is cooled to 0° C. and chloromethyl ethyl ether is added dropwise so that the reaction temperature does not rise above 5° C. After this, the mixture is slowly heated to 25° C. and stirred for 12 hours. Excess sodium hydride is cautiously destroyed with 1 ml of water before more water is added. The phases are separated and the aqueous phase is extracted again with tert-butyl methyl ether. The combined organic phases are washed with brine, dried over sodium sulfate and evaporated. The crude product is distilled at 0.1 mbar and has a boiling range of 120-125° C. TLC: ethyl acetate/hexane (1:6) Rf =0.34, FD-MS: M+ =311(313).

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