Potassium Hydroxide → 2-Phenoxyethyl (acetylsulfanyl)acetate

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The solution of potassium hydroxide (6.6g) in water (20 ml) was added under ice cooling to thioacetic acid (7.6g) and then the solution of β-phenoxyethyl bromoacetate (25.9g) in acetone (30ml) was added and treated for 6 hours at room temperature. Extracted twice with 200 ml of ethylether and the ether layer was washed with water, dried, and concentrated, giving colourless crystals (24.9g) which was then recrystallized from n-hexane. Thus colourless crystals (20.8g), m.p. 56.0°-57.0° C., of β-phenoxyethyl S-acetylthioglycolate was obtained.

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