Benzyl Alcohol → HCID 561730, compound

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Cyclobutanecarbonyl chloride (2.37 g, 20 mmols) was added to a chloroform (30 ml) solution of benzyl alcohol (2.16 g, 20 mmols) and triethylamine (2.2 g, 22 mmols) with cooling with ice, and then heated under reflux for 1 hour. The reaction mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure, and the residue was diluted with water and extracted with ether. The organic layer was washed with 1 N HCl, an aqueous saturated solution of sodium hydrogencarbonate and saturated saline in that order, and dried with anhydrous magnesium sulfate and the solvent was evaporated. The resulting oil was purified through silica gel column chromatography (developer:hexane/acetone=10/1) and distilled (110° C./1.2 mmHg) to obtain 2.14 g (yield: 56%) of benzyl cyclobutanecarboxylate as a colorless oil.

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