Hydrochloric Acid → (2,3-Dihydrobenzo[b][1,4]dioxin-2-yl)methyl 4-methylbenzenesulfonate

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A solution of toluene-4-sulphonyl chloride (60.25 g) in pyridine (75 ml) was added dropwise at 20° C. to a stirred solution of 1-(1,4-benzodioxan-2-yl)methanol (50 g) in pyridine (100 ml) and the mixture was stirred at ambient temperature for 18 hours then poured onto an excess of ice and hydrochloric acid (5M). The resulting solid was collected by filtration, washed well with water and dried in vacuo to give 1,4-benzodioxan-2-ylmethyl toluene-4-sulphonate as an off-white solid (82.3 g), m.p. 75°-78° C.

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