Acetic acid, 2-chloro-, phenylmethyl ester → HCID 19387447, compound

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23.6 g (0.1 mol) of triphenylphosphine were suspended in 70 ml of toluene. 18.5 g (0.1 mol) of benzyl chloroacetate were added dropwise and the mixture was heated at the boil for two hours. After cooling down to room temperature, the precipitated product was filtered off and washed with diethyl ether. Drying left 40.8 g (corresponding to a yield of 90%) of the title compound in the form of colorless crystals. The product was more than 99% pure.

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