Hydrochloric Acid → HCID 17966564, compound

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A flask is charged with 5-hydroxymethyl-2-methylsulfanyl-benzonitrile (0.866 g, 4.86 mmol) in a mixture of MeOH (10 mL) and water (10 mL). Oxone (7.47 g, 12.16 mmol) is added and the mixture is stirred at room temperature for 16 h. The residue is acidified to pH 1 using aqueous 1M HCl and then extracted with dichloromethane twice. The organic layer is dried over sodium sulfate and concentrated in vacuo to afford 5-hydroxymethyl-2-methanesulfonyl-benzonitrile as a white solid. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ ppm 3.28 (s, 3H), 4.89 (s, 2H), 7.80 (d, J=8.1 Hz, 1H), 7.95 (s, 1H), 8.18 (d, J=8.1 Hz, 1H).

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