Hydrochloric Acid → HCID 20322303, compound

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Reaction Conditions

Reaction Steps

A slow stream of hydrogen chloride gas is passed into a mixture of 1-chloro-3-octanol (35.5 g., 0.218 mole) and s-trioxane (6.55 g., 0.073 mole) in a conical flask cooled to 0° C. and protected from atmospheric moisture. The process requires about 3-1/2 hours. The resulting two-phase mixture is treated with anhydrous calcium chloride at 25° C. for 64 hours. The upper aqueous phase is removed by this action. The solid material is removed by filtration and the filtrate distilled to give the 3-chloromethoxy-1-chlorooctane as a colorless liquid (28.2 g., 61%), b.p. 128°-130°/15 mm.; pmr (CDCl3)δ0.88 (3H,t), 1.98 (2H,q), 3.61 (2H,t), 3.92 (H,m), and 5.51 (2H,s).

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