Water → HCID 20459610, compound

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Reaction Steps

3-(2-Carboxyphenethyl)phenylacetonitrile (2 g.) is added to polyphosphoric acid (20 g.) [prepared from orthophosphoric acid (d = 1.7; 1,120 g.) and phosphorus pentoxide (1,300 g.)], and the mixture is heated for 2 hours at 100°C. After cooling, the reaction mixture is poured into water (250 cc.); the oil which separates out is extracted twice with methylene chloride (total 150 cc.). The combined organic extracts are washed and dried over anhydrous sodium sulphate (10 g.) and the solvent is evaporated under reduced pressure (20 mm.Hg) at 60°C. to give (5-oxo-10,11-dihydrodibenzo[a,d]cyclohepten-2-yl)acetamide (1.8 g.) melting at 174°C. After recrystallisation from ethanol, the product melts at 185°C.

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