Benzene → HCID 86663804, compound

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Reaction Steps

To a mixture of 25.0 g of Intermediate 1 (Example 1), 25 g of 2-methoxyethanol and 200 g of benzene was added 0.15 g of p-toluenesulfonic acid monohydrate. With stirring in a nitrogen atmosphere, the mixture was heated for 8 hours while water of reaction was sequentially removed out of the system. After cooling, the reaction mixture was poured into ice water and extracted with ether. The ether solution was washed, dried, and concentrated, obtaining 23.9 g (yield 73%) of crude 2-methoxyethyl 2,2-difluoro-3-hydroxy-5-methylhexanoate. This crude product had a sufficient purity as an intermediate and was ready for use in the subsequent step.

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