Hydrochloric Acid → Benzenecarboximidic acid, 3-acetyl-, ethyl ester, hydrochloride

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To an ice-water cooled solution of 29 g. (0.2 mole) of m-cyanoacetophenone in 375 ml. of dry toluene, containing 13 ml. (0.2 mole) of absolute ethanol, is bubbled a stream of hydrogen chloride gas for 2 hours. The solution is allowed to stand in a cold room overnight. The precipitate which forms is collected to give 34 g. of product. A small amount is recrystallized from ethanol (petroleum ether is added to initiate precipitation) to afford a sample with a melting point of 130°-132°.

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