Dichloromethane → HCID 15406052, compound

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To a dichloromethane solution of 6-(tritylamino)-caproic acid (20.0 g, 53 mmole) and triethylamine (20 mL) in an ice bath was added dropwise over 30 min isobutylchloroformate (8.3 mL, 64 mmole). After the mixture was stirred for 2 hours in an ice bath, freshly distilled malononitrile (4.2 g, 64 mmole) was added all at once. The solution was stirred for 2 hours in an ice bath and for 2 hours at RT. The dichloromethane solution was washed with ice cold 2N HCl (300 mL) and the biphasic mixture was filtered to remove product that precipitated (13.2 g). The phases were separated and the organic layer dried and evaporated to a thick syrup. The syrup was covered with dichloromethane and on standing deposited fine crystals of product. The crystals were filtered and dried to give 6.3 g for a total yield of 19.5 g (87%) of the product, which is useful as an intermediate.

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