Acetonitrile → 2-chlorobenzoyl cyanide

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Reaction Steps

17.5 g (0.1 mol) 2-chlorobenzoyl chloride, 11.65 g (0.13 mol) copper (I) cyanide, and 8 mL of acetonitrile in 15 mL of toluene was refluxed for 3 hours, and then cooled to room temperature. Insoluble material was filtered and the residue was washed with toluene. The solvent in the resulting filtrate was evaporated under reduced pressure, and the residue was distilled to yield 12.3 g of 2-chlorophenyloxoacetonitrile (yield=75%).

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