Dimethyl Sulfoxide → HCID 59321452, compound

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2-(2,3-dichlorophenyl)acetonitrile (2.49 g crude, est. 83% purity, 11 mmol), 2.70 g tert-butyl bis(2-chloroethyl)carbamate (J. Med. Chem. 1992, 35, 11, 2033-2039) (11 mmol), 19.5 g aesium carbonate (60 mmol) and 200 ml DMSO were combined in a round bottom flask and stirred at room temperature for 4 days. The reaction mixture was diluted with ethyl acetate and the organic layer washed with 1M aq. KHSO4 solution, and then saturated aq. NaHCO3 solution, then brine. The organic layer was dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered and concentrated. The product was purified by column chromatography on silica, using a gradient from 5% to 35% ethyl acetate in hexanes as eluent. 2.3 g of the title compound were isolated as an oil (59% yield)

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