Ethylene Glycol → HCID 14988337, compound

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Reaction Steps

8 Milliliters of 85% sodium hydroxide aqueous solution mixed with 46 g of ethylene glycol was heated at 40°-50° C., and 15 g of cinnamyl bromide was added dropwise thereto. After the addition was finished, the reaction mixture was heated at 100°-110° C. for 2 hours. The reaction mixture was allowed to cool, and poured into 50 ml of water then extracted with ether. The ether extract was washed with water and a saturated aqueous solution of sodium chloride in this order, and dried with anhydrous sodium sulfate. The solvent was removed by evaporation, the residue thus obtained was purified by means of a silica gel column chromatography (eluent: chloroform) to yield 5.5 g of 2-[3-phenyl- 2(E)-propenyloxy]ethanol.

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