Hydrochloric Acid → Methyl alpha-methylthio-alpha-(m-benzoylphenyl)propionate

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To 978 mg of methyl α-methylthio-α-[m-(α,α-dimethoxybenzyl)phenyl]propionate were added 2 ml of 1,2-dimethoxyethane and 0.5 ml of water, and 0.2 ml of conc. hydrochloric acid was further added. The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 15 hours. The reaction solution was diluted with 50 ml of methylene chloride, and dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate. The drying agent was separated by filtration, and the filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure to afford 874 mg of methyl α-methylthio-α-(m-benzoylphenyl)propionate. The product was found to be substantially pure by its NMR and GLC.

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