1,2-Dichloroethane → HCID 10612804, compound

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A mixture of benzyltrimethylammonium dichloroiodate (18.18 g, 52.2 mmol), 1-(7-tert-butyl-3,3-dimethyl-2,3-dihydrobenzo[b]furan-5-yl)-ethan-1-one (6.65 g, 27.0 mmol), 325 mL of 1,2-dichloroethane, and 130 mL of methanol is heated at reflux for 1.5 h. The reaction mixture is cooled to room temperature and concentrated in vacuo; 5% aqueous sodium bisulfite solution (126 mL) is added to the residue obtained. This mixture is extracted with ether and the extract is dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate and concentrated to afford 8.38 g of the title compound as a reddish solid.

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