Trichloroacetyl chloride → 5-(p-Chlorophenyl)pyrrol-5-yl trichloromethyl ketone

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A solution of trichloroacetyl chloride (11.26 g, 0.0619 mol) in ether is treated with a solution of 2-(p-chlorophenyl)pyrrole (10.0 g, 0.0503 mol) in ether, stirred for four hours at room temperature, treated with saturated potassium carbonate solution and diluted with ethyl acetate. The organic phase is separated, washed with brine, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate and concentrated in vacuo to obtain a yellow solid. The solid is recrystallized from 2-propanol to give the title product as a yellow solid (12.63 g, mp 166°-168° C.) which is identified by 1HNMR spectral analysis.

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