Dimethylformamide → Alpha-chloro-3-methyl-4-nitrotoluene

Beteiligte Stoffe

Reaktionsschritte

3-methyl-4-nitrobenzylalcohol (2 g) and 0.2 ml of DMF were dissolved in 20 ml of toluene. The solution was added with 1 ml of thionyl chloride and stirred under heating with reflux for 3 hours. The reaction mixture was concentrated and thus 2.2 g of an oil, 3-methyl-4-nitrobenzyl chloride, was obtained. This compound was used for the following reaction without further purification.

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