Ethylene Glycol → 2-(4-Chloro-2-[1,3]dioxolan-2-yl-phenoxy)-butyric acid methyl ester

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A mixture of 2-(4-chloro-2-formyl-phenoxy)-butyric acid methyl ester (50 g, 0.195 mol), ethylene glycol (89 mL, 1.56 mol) and p-toluenesulfonic acid (2.8 g, 16.5 mmol) in toluene (400 mL) was refluxed with a Dean-Stark trap attached to remove the water. After 3 h, the reaction was cooled and washed with water, saturated NaHCO3 and water, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and concentrated to give the title compound as a light yellow oil (40 g).

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