Hydrochloric Acid → Dimethyl(2-chloro-4-cyanophenyl)malonate

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Reaction Conditions

Reaction Steps

7.6 g (0.191 mol) of 60% strength sodium hydride in paraffin oil were initially charged in 300 ml of dioxane. At from 55° C. to 60° C., 22.9 g (0.173 mol) of diethyl malonate were added dropwise, and the mixture was stirred at 50° C. for 1-2 hours. 9.9-g (0.069 mol) of copper(1) bromide were added. At 80° C., 15 g (0.069 mol) of 3-chloro-4-bromobenzonitrile were then added dropwise, and the mixture was subsequently stirred at 100° C. for 14 hours. The reaction mixture was then cooled and acidified by dropwise addition of concentrated hydrochloric acid at from 15° C. to 20° C. Water was added, the mixture was extracted with dichloromethane, the organic phase was dried over sodium sulphate and the solvent was removed. The residue was distilled at 1 mbar, giving 17.5 g of dimethyl(2-chloro-4-cyanophenyl)malonate.

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