Hydrochloric Acid → 2-Methyl-5-phenylbenzyl methanesulfonate

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Reaction Steps

2.00 g (10.1 mmol) of 2-methyl-5-phenylbenzyl alcohol was dissolved in 100 ml of ethyl acetate, and to this solution was added 4.2 ml (30.3 mmol) of triethylamine and the mixture was cooled to 0° C. To the reaction mixture was slowly dropped 1.73 g (15.1 mmol) of methanesulfonyl chloride, and the reaction mixture was controlled to room temperature. After stirring for 1 hours at room temperature, the reaction mixture was made acidic by addition of 1 N hydrochloric acid, and the mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was washed with a saturated sodium bicarbonate solution and saturated saline sequentially, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, then, concentrated. The residue was subjected to silica gel column chromatography (eluant: hexane/ethyl acetate=4/1 (v/v)), to obtain 2.79 g of 2-methyl-5-phenylbenzyl methanesulfonate.

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