Hydrochloric Acid → 3',5'-Dichloroacetophenone

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A solution of methyl iodide (4 mL) in anhydrous Et2O (40 mL) was dropped into a suspension of magnesium (1.6 g) in anhydrous Et2O (16 mL) under a Nitrogen atmosphere. At the end of the dropping, benzene (120 mL) was added and the Et2O eliminated with a Nitrogen flux. Then, a solution of 3,5-dichlorobenzonitrile (4 g) in benzene (48 mL) was added and the mixture was heated to reflux for 3 hours. The solution was cooled to 0° C. and a 6N hydrochloric acid solution was added and the mixture was stirred overnight at r.t. Water and Et2O were added and the layers were separated. The organic phase was washed with a saturated sodium hydrogen carbonate solution and brine, dried and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was purified by flash chromatography (CH/AcOEt 95:5) to give the title compound (2.55 g) as an orange oil.

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