Chloroacetonitrile → HCID 54120428, compound

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A mixture of 3-n-butylthio-4-phenoxy-5-sulfamylbenzoic acid (2.3 g), chloroacetonitrile (1.4 g), triethylamine (0.61 g), and dry acetone (20 ml) is refluxed for 20 hours. After cooling the triethylamine hydrochloride formed is removed by filtration, and the filtrate is evaporated in vacuo. To the residue, water (35 ml) and ethylacetate (75 ml) are added, and the pH of the aqueous layer is adjusted to pH 7.5 by addition of 4 N hydrochloric acid. The organic layer is then separated, washed with diluted sodium hydrogen carbonate, dried and evaporated in vacuo. The residue is crystallized from chloroform petroleum ether to yield cyanomethyl 3-n-butylthio-4-phenoxy-5-sulfamylbenzoate with a melting point of 134°-135°C.

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