Chloroacetic Acid → [2-(Hexadecyloxy)-1-(hydroxymethyl)ethoxy]acetic acid

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To a suspension of 13.1 g of 50% sodium hydride in 200 ml of toluene was add a solution of 12.6 g of chloroacetic acid in 50 ml of toluene over a 45 minute period. A solution of 65.5 g of 1-(hexadecyloxy)-3-[(4-methoxyphenyl)diphenylmethoxy]-2-propanol in 100 ml of toluene was added over 30 minutes. The mixture was refluxed for 65 hours, poured into water and acidified to pH 4. The mixture was extracted with ether. The ether solution was dried and evaporated. The residue was purified by chromatography giving 22.3 g of the title compound.

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