Ethanol → HCID 88698212, compound

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Bis(2-chloroethyl)ether (94.4 g), ethanol (250 ml) and water (90 ml) were stirred together under reflux, and a solution of sodium sulphite (25.0 g) in distilled water (90 ml) was added to the stirred, refluxing reaction mixture over a period of 2 hours. After the addition, refluxing was continued for two hours after which time the excess alcohol and bis(2-chloro-ethyl) ether were removed by distillation. The remaining aqueous solution was evaporated to dryness on a water bath to give a white crystalline solid, which was stirred with diethyl ether and filtered to yield sodium 2-chloroethoxyethyl sulphonate.

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