Methyl chloroformate → HCID 23435141, compound

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Reaction Steps

To 73 g of 4-hydroxymethyl-1,3-dioxolan-2-one was added 63.3 g of pyridine with stirring and 75.6 g of methyl chloroformate was added at 0° C. for 1 hr, then the reaction mixture stirred at room temperature for 16 hrs. The reaction solution was passed through a glass filter to remove pyridine HCl salts, and then extracted with methylene chloride and distilled water. Recrystallization was carried out in toluene to obtain 30 g of 4-carbomethoxymethyl-1,3-dioxolan-2-one as a final product.

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