Isopropanol → Propan-2-yl 4-(chloromethyl)benzoate

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Isopropyl 4-(chloromethyl)benzoate 13d was prepared by reacting 4-(chloromethyl)benzoic acid 24 with isopropanol according to the procedure described for the compound 13a in Example 16 (scheme 7). The benzoate 13d was isolated as colorless oil in 89% yield (1.90 g). 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3): δ 1.35 (6H, m); 4.59 (2H, s); 5.25 (2H, m); 7.42 (1H, m); 7.44 (1H, broad s); 8.00 (1H, broad s); 8.02 (1H, s).

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