Benzilic acid → 1-Butynyl alpha-phenyl-alpha-(1-butynyloxy)phenylacetate

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Into a suspension of 1.5 g of 66% sodium hydride-paraffin in 20 cc of dimethylformamide was added a solution of 4.5 g of α-phenyl-α-hydroxyphenylacetic acid in 10 cc of dimethylformamide under cooling, and the mixture was stirred for 1 hour. Successively, 5.8 g of butynyl bromide was added thereto and the stirring was continued for 1 hour. The reaction mixture was poured in ice-water, and the resultant was subjected to extraction with ether. The ether extract was washed with an aqueous solution saturated with sodium chloride, and dried over sodium sulfate. Thereafter ether was distilled out and paraffin was removed to obtain 4.0 g of oily 1-butynyl α-phenyl-α-(1-butynyloxy)phenylacetate, nD25 1.5581.

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