Triethylamine → 3-(Benzyloxy)benzyl chloride

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To a solution of 3-benzyloxybenzyl alcohol (3.0 g, 14.0 mmol) in dichloromethane (30 mL) was added methanesulfonyl chloride (1.39 mL, 16.8 mmol) and triethylamine (2.34 mL, 16.8 mmol) on an ice bath, and the solution was stirred overnight. The reaction solution was diluted with dichloromethane, washed with aqueous solution of 5% sodium bicarbonate, and then, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. The solvent was evaporated, then, the residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (hexane:ethyl acetate=10:1), and 1-benzyloxy-3-chloromethyl-benzene (2.2 g, 67%) was obtained as a colorless oil.

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