Hydrochloric Acid → HCID 178526175, compound

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Reaction Steps

A solution of 15.2 g (0.2 mol) of thiourea in 100 ml of water is introduced into a 1 liter 3-necked flask equipped with a magnetic stirrer, a condenser and dropping funnel, and 28.9 g (0.2 mol) of p-fluorobenzylchloride are introduced, at 50°-60° C., in a single operation. The mixture is heated to reflux and boiling is maintained for about 15 minutes; the solution becomes limpid. Thereafter the mixture is cooled and a solution of 32 g (0.8 mol) of NaOH in water is added dropwise at about 60° C. The whole is heated under reflux for about 30 minutes and 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 sodium bicarbonate) is added dropwise at 60°-70° C. Thereafter the whole is heated under reflux for 30 minutes, and then cooled. The mixture is acidified with 3N HCl, the oil obtained is taken up in methylene chloride, the solution is washed with a dilute solution of sodium bicarbonate, filtered over charcoal and acidified once more with 3N HCl and p-flourobenzylthioacetic acid thus precipitates and is filtered off. After recrystallisation from cyclohexane, 33.4 g (yield: 83%) of the said acid are collected. Instantaneous melting point: 68°-69° C.

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