Trichloracetylisocyanat

synthetischeTrichloroacetyl isocyanate can be obtained by reacting 2,2,2-trichloroacetamide with oxalyl chloride. Procedure: A reaction mixture of 2,2,2-trichloroacetamide (100 g, 616 mmol, 1.0 eq) in (COCl)2 (725 g, 5.71 mol, 500 mL, 9.28 eq) was heated to 70°C for 24 hours. The reaction mixture was concentrated under vacuum. To the mixture was added 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene (500 mL) and (COCl)2 (116 g, 914 mmol, 80 mL, 1.48 eq). The reaction mixture was stirred at 100°C for 5 hours. Heat to 125°C for 15 hours. The mixture was then heated to 140°C for 5 hours. The reaction mixture was distilled under water pump (72°C-76°C fractions) to give trichloroacetyl isocyanate (60 g, 319 mmol, 52% yield) as a colorless oil.