Hydrochloric Acid → 1-(Chloromethyl)-6,7-dimethoxy-3,4-dihydro-1H-2-benzopyran

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To a mixture of 10 g. of 3,4-dimethoxyphenethylalcohol and 10 g. of chloroacetaldehyde diethyl acetal was added 14 ml of 10% hydrochloric acid. The mixture was stirred at 90° C for 10 minutes. After cooling, 100 ml of water was added to the reaction mixture, followed by extraction with benzene. The extract was rinsed with water, dried and concentrated under reduced pressure. By the above procedure was obtained 12 g of 1-chloromethyl-6,7-dimethoxyisochroman as an oil colored light-tan.

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