Hydrochloric Acid → 1,5-Dichloro-3,3-dimethylpentan-2-one

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A fast stream of hydrogen chloride gas is passed from a pressure cylinder into ice-cooled 476 g (3.25 mols) of 2-chloromethylene-3,3-dimethyltetrahydrofuran. All of the gas is absorbed, and the internal temperature rises to 30°. After the reaction mixture has been completely saturated with hydrogen chloride, it is stirred for 2 hours at room temperature. Excess hydrogen chloride is first distilled off under a water-jet vacuum, and then a distillation in a high vacuum is carried out. 531 g (2.93 mols, 90%) of 1,5-dichloro-3,3-dimethylpentan-2-one are obtained with a boiling point of 85°-90°/0.3.

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