2,4-Dichlorobenzyl chloride → 2,4-Dichlorobenzylthio-acetic acid

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15.2 g (0.2 mol) of thiourea in 100 ml of water are introduced into a 1 liter 3-necked flask. The mixture is heated to 50°-60° C. and 39.1 g (0.2 mol) of 2,4-dichlorobenzylchloride are introduced in a single operation. The mixture is heated under reflux and boiling is maintained for 15 minutes; the solution becomes limpid. The mixture is cooled and a solution of 32 g (0.8 mol) of NaOH in 50 ml of water is introduced dropwise at about 60° C. The mixture is again heated under reflux for 30 minutes, cooled and a solution of about 0.28 mol of sodium chloroacetate (obtained by neutralising 26.46 g of chloroacetic acid in 200 ml of water with 23.52 g of NaHCO3) is introduced, dropwise, at 60°-70° C. The whole is then heated under reflux for 30 minutes, cooled, filtered and acidified with 3 N HCl; the precipitate obtained is filtered off the redissolved cold in dilute sodium bicarbonate solution, and this solution is washed with methylene chloride, filtered and again acidified. 41.7 g (yield: 83 %) of product are thus collected. Instantaneous melting point: 72°-73° C.

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