Dichloromethane → HCID 11160042, compound

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Reaction Steps

Combine 4-(p-methoxybenzyloxy)-2-benzoyloxymethylbut-1-ene (1.08 g, 3.30 mmol) with methylene chloride (10 mL) and water (0.5 mL) and stir rapidly. Add 2,3-dichloro-5,6-dicyano-1,4-benzoquinone (0.826 gm, 3.64 mmol). After 0.25 hours filter the reaction mixture and rinse the filter cake with methylene chloride (20 mL) and concentrate the filtrate in vacuo. Chromatograph on silica gel eluting with 1/9 ethyl acetate/hexane to give the title compound as an oil. Rf =0.28; silica gel, 1/9 ethyl acetate/hexane.

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