Chloroacetone → HCID 19851433, compound

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A mixture of potassium 2-hydroxymethylbenzoate (9.45 g) and chloroacetone (5 ml) in dry dimethylformamide (100 ml) was stirred for 3 hours at room temperature. Ethyl acetate and brine were then added and the organic layer, after further washing with water, was dried and evaporated to obtain acetonyl 2-hydroxymethylbenzoate (10 g) as a white powder. A solution of this material (1 g) in dimethylformamide (20 ml) was stirred for 3 hours in the presence of tert-butyldiphenylsilylchloride (2.32 ml) and imidazole (0.864 g).

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