Acetone → HCID 11334362, compound

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Reaction Conditions

Reaction Steps

Oxalyl chloride (360 ml, 4.1 mol) was added over 65 min to a stirred solution of 2,2,3,3-tetramethylcyclopropane carboxylic acid (600 g, 4.2 mol) in dichloromethane (3.6 L) at 34° C. The solution was then heated to reflux for 30 min and then cooled to 5° C. A solution of 1,2-dimethylimidazole (490 g, 5.1 mol) in dichloromethane (1.2 L) was added over 45 min maintaining the internal temperature around 5° C. The resulting suspension was then warmed to 18° C. and acetone (4.8 L) was added over 45 minutes maintaining the internal temperature around 18° C. The slurry was cooled to 5° C. over 30 minutes, stirred at 5° C. for 30 minutes and then filtered. The product was collected by filtration, washed with acetone:dichloromethane (3:1, 3×1.2 L), sucked dry and then dried in a vacuum oven at 25-30° C. for 10 hours to give Intermediate 1 as a white solid (890 g) 1H nmr: δH(CDCl3, 400 MHz) 8.45 (d, J 2.4 Hz, 1 H), 8.11 (d, J=2.4 Hz, 1 H), 4.21 (s, 3 H), 2.96 (s, 3 H), 2.21 (s, 1 H), 1.43 (s, 6 H), 1.33 (s, 6H).

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