Acetyl chloride → Methyl 2-Benzyloxy-2-methylpropionate

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2-Benzyloxy-2-methylpropionic acid (4.4 g., 0.0023 mol) was dissolved in 50 ml. of methanol treated with acetyl chloride (1.61 ml., 1.78 g., 0.0023 mol), stirred for 16 hours, stripped to an oil, taken up in 75 ml. ethyl acetate, washed 1×50 ml. saturated NaHCO3 and 1×50 ml. brine, dried over MgSO4 and stripped to yield purified title product as a second oil, 4.22 g.; 1H-nmr 1.5 (s, 6H), 3.8 (s, 3H), 4.5 (s, 2H), 7.3-7.5 (m, 5H).

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