Thionyl Chloride → Ethyl 8-(2-chloroethylthio)-12-acetoxyheptadecanoate

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Reaction Steps

Thionyl chloride (13.1 g., 0.11 mole) is added dropwise with stirring to a solution of ethyl 8-(2-hydroxyethylthio)-12-acetoxyheptadecanoate (43.2 g., 0.10 mole) in benzene (150 ml.). The solution is heated at reflux for 2 hours. Then, the solvent and excess thionyl chloride are removed by evaporation in vacuo to leave the title compound as an orange yellow residual oil.

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