Chloromethyl Methyl Ether → HCID 21529917, compound

Participants

Reaction Steps

A solution of methyl glycolate (18.02 g) and triethylamine (20.24 g) in anhydrous methylene chloride (100 ml.) is added dropwise over 40 minutes to an ice-cold, stirring solution of chloromethyl methyl ether (17.7 g) in methylene chloride (200 ml.). The resulting mixture is allowed to stand overnight in a flask protected from moisture by a drying tube. The mixture is washed with water, 5% aqueous sodium bicarbonate, water, and brine, dried over sodium sulfate, filtered, and concentrated under reduced pressure. Distillation of the residue yields methyl methoxymethyloxyacetate.

Provenance & Evidence