Thioglycolic Acid → [{(6-Methyl-1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl)methyl}thio]acetic acid

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A suspension of 6.0 g of 5-chloromethyl-6-methyl-1,3-benzodioxole, 6.0 g of mercaptoacetic acid and 6.5 g of sodium hydroxide in 130 ml of 50% hydrous ethanol was heated under reflux for 1 h. The reaction mixture was concentrated. Water was added thereto and the mixture was washed with ethyl acetate. The aqueous layer was acidified with 1Nhydrochloric acid. After extraction with chloroform, the extract was dried over magnesium sulfate. The solvent was distilled off and the product was isolated according to silica gel column chromatography (chloroform). The crystals thus obtained were recrystallized from diisopropyl ether to obtain 1.6 g of the intended compound in the form of white crystals.

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