Phenylacetyl chloride → HCID 3890459, compound

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To diazomethane (40 mmol) in ether (100 ml) at 0° C. was added phenylacetyl chloride (2.65 ml, 20 mmol). After 30 min at 0° C. the excess diazomethane and the ether were blown off with nitrogen, and then under vacuum to leave 1-diazo-3-phenyl-2-propanone as a yellow oil (3.05 g, 95%); δH (CDCl3) 7.2 (5H, S, aryl), 5.1 (1H, S, CH=N2), 3.5 (2H, S, CH2).

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