Triethylamine → 1-Chloro-3-(chloromethyl)-2-methylbenzene

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910 mg of 3-chloro-2-methylbenzylalcohol was dissolved in 10 mL of methylene chloride, 1.21 mL of triethylamine and 495 μL of methanesulfonyl chloride were added thereto at room temperature, followed by stirring for 3 hours. After completion of the reaction, a saturated aqueous sodium hydrogen carbonate solution was added to the reaction liquid, followed by extraction with chloroform. The organic layer was washed with saturated brine, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and then concentrated under reduced pressure to obtain 700 mg (yield 69%) of a title compound as a white solid.

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