2-Chloroethanol → 2-Hydroxyethyl-3-benzyl-2-oxo-1,2,5,6,7,8-hexahydroquinoxaline

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Ethylene chlorohydrin (16.10 g, 0.2M) was added to a solution of 2-hydroxy-3-benzyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro quinoxaline (9.60 g, 40 mM) in dilute aqueous 5N NaOH (40 ml) and t-butanol (120 ml), and stirred at 60° C. for 3 hours. The t-butanol was distilled off in vacuo. The residue was extracted three times with chloroform, dried with anhydrous sodium sulfate and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was charged on a column of silica-gel (C-200, 220 g) packed with chloroform, and eluted with chloroform-methanol (200:1) to obtain compound 643 (10.90 g, yield: 83.8%).

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