Thioglycolic Acid → 2-[(2,4-Dichlorophenoxy)methyl]-1,3-oxathiolan-5-one

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A solution containing 10.25 g (0.05 mole) of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetaldehyde, 5.1 g (0.055 mole) of thioglycolic acid and 15 g (0.15 mole) of boron trifluoride etherate in 250 ml of ether was stirred at ambient temperature for 2 hours, washed with 5% aqueous sodium carbonate, dried, concentrated, and triturated with hexane to give 5.6 g of 2-(2,4-dichlorophenoxymethyl)-1,3-oxathiolan-5-one as an off-white crystalline solid melting at 59°-61°.

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