Pentachlorophenol → Pentachlorophenyl Cyanoacetate

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Reaction Steps

17 g. (0.2 moles) of cyanoacetic acid are dissolved in 150 ml. of dichloromethane and 40 g. (0.2 moles) of dicyclohexylcarbodiimide and 52 g. (0.2 moles) of pentachlorophenol dissolved in 200 ml. of dichloromethane are added dropwise at room temperature. The mixture is stirred for 4 hours at room temperature. The mixture is cooled to 0° C. and the precipitated dicyclohexylcarbodiimide is filtered and the solvent is distilled off. The residue is taken up in diisopropyl ether, filtered and dried.

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