Hydroxyacetone → 2-Propanone, 1-((methylsulfonyl)oxy)-

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Thirty-seven (37) mg of hydroxyacetone was dissolved in 2 ml of chloroform, and to which 0.078 ml of methanesulfonyl chloride was added. After stirring the reaction liquid at room temperature for 30 minutes, saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate solution was added and extracted with chloroform. The extract was dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and concentrated to provide the title compound.

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