Ammonium Chloride → HCID 17862628, compound

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To a solution of methyl 2,6-dimethylbenzoate (described in J. Am. Chem. Soc., 99, 6405 (1977); 23.4 g, 143 mmol) in dichloroethane (200 ml) were added N-bromosuccinimide (25.46 g, 143 mmol) and α,α′-azobisisobutyronitrile (234.8 mg, 1.43 mmol), and the mixture was irradiated with visible light (tungsten lamp, 375 W) for 1 hour. After cooling the reaction mixture, the precipitated material was filtered off, and the solvent was distilled off under reduced pressure. The obtained oily residue was subjected to chromatography on a silica gel (200 g) column (eluent; ethyl acetate:hexane=1:10) to give an oily mixture containing ca. 50% methyl 2-(bromomethyl)-6-methylbenzoate. The mixture was dissolved in dimethyl sulfoxide (150 ml), and sodium acetate (16.4 g, 0.2 mol) was added thereto. The resulting mixture was stirred at room temperature for 2 hours, then a saturated aqueous solution of ammonium chloride was added thereto, and the product was extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was washed with a saturated aqueous solution of sodium chloride, and the solvent was distilled off under reduced pressure to give an oily residue. The residue was subjected to chromatography on a silica gel (200 g) column (eluent; ethyl acetate:hexane=1:10˜1:3) to give methyl 2-(acetoxymethyl)-6-methylbenzoate (8.09 g, more than 80% content) as a colorless oil. The obtained methyl 2-(acetoxymethyl)-6-methylbenzoate was used for the following reaction without further purification.

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