Benzyl Chloride → HCID 178518539, compound

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The product of stage (b) (20 g), ethanol (300 ml) and sodium hydroxide (5 g) were stirred together for 10 minutes. Benzyl chloride (12.3 ml) was added, and the mixture was heated under reflux with stirring for 24 hours. The solvent was removed in vacuo, and the residue was treated with water. The pH was adjusted to 1.0 with concentrated hydrochloric acid, and the solid was filtered, washed with water and recrystallises from ethanol to give 21.75 g of the desired product.

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