4-(4-Chlorophenoxy)aniline → 1-[4-(4-Chloro-phenoxy)-phenyl]-pyrrolidine-2,5-dione

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A mixture of succinic anhydride (250 mg, 2.50 mmol) and 4-amino-4′-chloro diphenylether (500 mg, 2.27 mml) in toluene is heated to 110° C. for 14 h. and cooled down to room temperature. SOCl2 (1.5 mL) is added into the mixture and stirred at room temperature for 8 h. After the solvent is removed under vacuum, the residue is treated with saturated NaHCO3 aqueous solution (20 mL) and extracted with CHCl3 (3×50 mL). The combined organic layer is washed with brine and dried (MgSO4). After filtering the drying agent, the filtrate is concentrated and purified by flash column chromatography (silica gel, EtOAc/hexane 30%˜80%) to provide 1-[4-(4-chloro-phenoxy)-phenyl]-pyrrolidine-2,5-dione as white solid (570 mg, 83%).

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