2-Chloroethyl methyl ether → HCID 60108661, compound

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2-Chloroethyl methyl ether (10 g, 0.106 mol) was added at RT to a suspension of sodium sulfite (13.35 g, 0.106 mol) in 30 mL of H2O. The resulting biphasic mixture was stirred at reflux for 48 hours before being cooled to RT (clear monophasic solution), and evaporated. The white residue was turned into a powder and was then washed with 100 mL of an 8/2 mixture of Et2O and toluene, before being dried to give 22 g sodium 2-methoxy-ethanesulfonate (129% yield, contaminated with excess sodium sulfite). Used as is in step 2.

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