Boron trifluoride etherate → 2-(2,4-Dichlorophenoxymethyl)-4-thiazolidinone

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To a solution containing 5.25 g (0.025 mole) of (2,4-dichlorophenoxy)acetaldehyde and 5.0 g (0.055 mole) of thioglycolamide in 100 ml of anhydrous ether was added 14.2 g (0.10 mole) of boron trifluoride etherate. The resulting solution was stirred at ambient temperature for 6 hours, washed with water, dried (MgSO4), and concentrated to dryness. The residual solid was purified by silica chromatography to give 1.4 g of 2-(2,4-dichlorophenoxymethyl)-4-thiazolidinone as a white crystalline solid melting at 134°-136°.

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