Diethyl Ether → HCID 67099355, compound

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Reaction Steps

A mixture of 2-(4-chlorophenyl)acetonitrile (73 g, 483 mmol) and 1-chloro-3-(chloromethoxy)propane (69.1 g, 483 mmol) in ethoxyethane (242 mL, 483 mmol) was added dropwise to a mixture of NaH (57 g, 1437 mmol) in 1-methylpyrrolidin-2-one (1208 mL, 483 mmol) at −20° C. The reaction was stirred for 12 hours and then slowly quenched with H2O. The reaction mixture was extracted with ether (5×), and the combined organic layers were washed with H2O (3×) and brine (1×), dried over Na2SO4, filtered, and concentrated in vacuo to give the desired nitrile as a yellow oil. MS m/e=223.2 (M+H)+.

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