Ethyl chloroacetate → HCID 12628074, compound

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Sodium metal (3.6 g, 0.16 m) was dissolved in ethanol (250 ml) and 4-nitrothiophenol (25 g, 0.13 m) was added to it. To the above mixture was added ethyl chloroacetate (16.0 g). After refluxing for 1 hr, the suspension was filtered. The filtrate was concentrated (50 ml) and allowed to cool, precipitation occurred. The product was collected and dried under vacuum to afford yellow crystals 78% yield, mp. 43°-45° C. It was characterised by spectroscopic analysis.

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