Hydrochloric Acid → Ethyl cyclopropanecarboximidate hydrochloride

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Reaction Conditions

Reaction Steps

A steady stream of HCl gas was slowly passed through a solution of cyclopropancarbonitril (25 g, 373 mmol) in EtOH (17.2 ml). After 15 h the reaction mixture was cooled to 0° C. and diethylether was added dropwise. The precipitated title compound was filtered and obtained as a colourless crystalline material (32.9 g, 220 mmol, 59%). MS: m/e=112.2 (M−H).

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