Methanol → Methyl 2-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)acetate

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Methanol (59 mL, 3.0 equivalent amounts) was added to a 1,2-dichloroethane (400 mL) solution of 2-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)acetic acid (100 g, 0.488 mol). The solution was heated to 50° C., and then concentrated sulfuric acid (10 mL) was dropwise added over a period of 15 minutes, followed by stirring at 50° C. for 1.5 hours. The reaction solution was cooled to room temperature, followed by liquid separation to remove a sulfuric acid layer, and the obtained organic layer was sequentially washed with water, a saturated sodium hydrogencarbonate aqueous solution and a saturated salt solution, and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. The drying agent was removed by filtration, and the solvent was distilled off to give the desired product as a colorless oil (105 g, yield: 98%).

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