Sodium Iodide → Tert-butyl 2-iodoacetate

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A mixture of t-butyl chloroacetate (20 g) and sodium iodide (25 g) is stirred in acetone (200 ml) for twenty hours. The acetone is removed by distillation under reduced pressure. The residue is partitioned between diethyl ether (100 ml) and water (50 ml). The ether layer is washed with water, 5% sodium thiosulfate solution, and water. The organic layer is dried over sodium sulfate, and evaporated under reduced pressure. There is obtained 25 grams of t-butyl iodoacetate. NMR: 63.5, 1.38.

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