Acetic Acid → HCID 13285985, compound

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Reaction Steps

To a stirred slurry of 5.0 g of 3,4,5,6-tetrahydrophthalic anhydride in 5 ml. of glacial acetic acid under N2 is added 7.5 g of 3-(2-cyanoethyl)-4-chloroaniline and the mixture heated to reflux for 2 hours. The reaction mixture is cooled to room temperature, water is added together with several mls. of conc. HCl and the mixture extracted with ether. The combined ether extracts are washed with saturated brine and then dried over MgSO4. Filtration and removal of the solvent yielded 8.9 g of a brown oil. The oil is dissolved in CH2Cl2, passed through a plug of alumina, the solvent removed, and then further purified by MPLC eluting with 25% EtOAc/hexanes to yield the product as a yellow solid, m.p. 87°-97° C.

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