Hydrochloric Acid → HCID 178422431, compound

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Reaction Conditions

Reaction Steps

Add sodium hydride (8.29 g, 0.21 mol, 60% dispersion in oil) to a solution of methyl 4-methyl-3-oxovalerate (27.1 mL, 0.19 mol) in tetrahydrofuran at 0° C. After 30 min at room temperature, add a solution of 4-bromo-1-chloromethyl-2-methyl-benzene (35.0 g, 0.16 mol) in tetrahydrofuran (50 mL). Heat the resulting mixture at 70° C. overnight (18 hours). Add 1.0 M HCl (20 mL) to quench the reaction. Extract with ethyl acetate (200 mL), wash the extract with water (200 mL) and brine (200 mL), dry over Na2SO4, filter, and concentrate under reduced pressure. Dissolve the resulting residue in toluene (200 mL) and add hydrazine monohydrate (23.3 mL, 0.48 mol). Heat the mixture at 120° C. for 2 hours with a Dean-Stark apparatus to remove water. Cool and remove the solvent under the reduced pressure, dissolve the residue with dichloromethane (50 mL) and methanol (50 mL). Pour this solution slowly into a beaker with water (250 mL). Collect the resulting precipitated product by vacuum filtration. Dry in vacuo in an oven overnight at 40° C. to yield the title compound as a solid (48.0 g, 0.16 mol). MS (m/z): 311.0 (M+1), 309.0 (M−1).

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