Water → 2-[(2-Hydroxyethyl)thio]ethyl benzoate

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A solution of 2-mercaptoethanol (1.52 mL), 2-iodoethyl benzoate (6.00 g) and ethyldiisopropylamine (4.53 mL) in N,N-dimethylformamide (60 mL) was stirred at 40° C. for 3 days. Water was added to the reaction system and the mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer washed with saturated brine, dried over magnesium sulfate and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was separated and purified by silica gel column chromatography (eluent, hexane:ethyl acetate=4:1→3:7) to give the title compound (3.77 g) as an orange oil.

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