Acetic Acid → 2-(2,4-Dichlorobenzylidene)-3-oxobutanamide

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A suspension of acetoacetamide (5.05 g, 50 mmol), 2,4-di-chlorobenzaldehyde (9.20 g, 52 mmole), piperidine (170 mg, 2 mmol) and acetic acid (120 mg, 2 mmol) in isopropanol (50 mL) was stirred at room temperature for 14 h. The precipitation was collected and rinsed with an additional isopropanol (20 mL). After drying in vacuo, 2-(2,4-dichlorobenzylidene)-3-oxobutanamide was obtained as a white solid (6.3g, 49%).

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