Hydrochloric Acid → 1-Acetyl-4-(2',4'-difluorobenzoyl)piperidine

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To a stirred mixture of 65 parts of 1,3-difluorobenzene, 130 parts of aluminium chloride and 195 parts of dichloromethane was added dropwise a solution of 95 parts of 1-acetyl-4-piperidine-carbonyl chloride in 65 parts of dichloromethane while cooling. Upon completion, stirring was continued for 3 hours at room temperature. The reaction mixture was poured into a mixture of crushed ice and hydrochloric acid. The product was extracted with dichloromethane. The organic layer was dried, filtered and evaporated, yielding 48 parts (36%) of 1-acetyl-4-(2,4-difluorobenzoyl)piperidine as a residue (intermediate 1).

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