Carbon Tetrachloride → 3-Phenoxybenzyl chloride

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To a solution of (3-phenoxy-phenyl)-methanol (2.00 g, 10.0 mmol) in carbon tetrachloride (40 mL) was added triphenylphosphine (3.15 g, 12.0 mmol) at room temperature. The reaction solution was stirred under nitrogen atmosphere for 5 hours and 40 minutes under reflux. The reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature and concentrated under a reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (heptane:ethyl acetate=10:1) to obtain the title compound (2.05 g, 94%).

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