6-Chloroacetyl-1,4-benzodioxane → 6-(2-Chloro-ethyl)-2,3-dihydro-benzo[1,4]dioxine

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A solution of 2-chloro-1-(2,3-dihydro-benzo[1,4]dioxin-6-yl)-ethanone (0.5 g) in trifluoroacetic acid/triethylsilane (4 ml/1.3 ml) was stirred overnight then partitioned between dichloromethane and dilute aqueous sodium bicarbonate solution. The organic extract was dried and evaporated to give a brown oil (0.42 g) This was chromatographed on silica eluting with a dichloromethane/petroleum ether gradient affording the product as a clear oil (0.23 g).

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