Acetic Anhydride → 2,3-Dichloro-4-(2-phenylacryloyl)anisole
Reaction equation
[C:1](OC(=O)C)(=O)C.[Cl:8][C:9]1[C:14]([Cl:15])=[C:13]([C:16](=[O:24])[CH2:17][C:18]2[CH:23]=[CH:22][CH:21]=[CH:20][CH:19]=2)[CH:12]=[CH:11][C:10]=1[O:25][CH3:26]>CN(CN(C)C)C>[Cl:8][C:9]1[C:14]([Cl:15])=[C:13]([C:16](=[O:24])[C:17]([C:18]2[CH:23]=[CH:22][CH:21]=[CH:20][CH:19]=2)=[CH2:1])[CH:12]=[CH:11][C:10]=1[O:25][CH3:26]Participants
4
Reactant 2
Product 1
Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1
Conditions
- Temperature
- 25 °C
Procedure
Acetic anhydride (100 ml.) is added dropwise to a suspension of 2,3-dichloro-4-phenylacetylanisole (29.5 g., 0.01 mole) in bis(dimethylamino)methane (100 ml.) under nitrogen with cooling to maintain the reaction mixture temperature below 60° C. The reaction mixture is stirred at 25° C. for 2 hours, and poured into ice water (1500 ml.) to precipitate 7.4 g. of 2,3-dichloro-4-(2-phenylacryloyl)anisole which melts at 87°-89° C.