Water → Ethyl 2-chloro-3-oxo-5-phenylpentanoate

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To a solution of 3-oxo-5-phenyl-pentanoic acid ethyl ester (1.6 g, 7.76 mmol) in methylene chloride (18 mL) is added sulfuryl chloride (1.15 g, 8.53 mmol) dropwise. After stirred at room temperature for 6 hours, the reaction mixture is poured into water, extracted with methylene chloride, is washed water and brine, dried over sodium sulfate. Concentration gave the crude title compound, which is used for the next step without further purification.

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