Iodoform → (E)-N-(4-chlorophenyl)-4-iodo-2,2-dimethyl-3-butenamide

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To a stirred suspension of chromous chloride (3.3 g) in 75 mL of dry THF was added a solution of iodoform (3.5 g) and N-(4-chlorophenyl)-2,2-dimethyl-3-oxopropanamide (1 g) in 25 mL of THF, dropwise over 10 minutes. The solution was allowed to stir an additional 1.5 hour, then poured into 100 g of ice water and extracted into ether. The organic phase was dried, filtered and evaporated, and the residue was filtered through a small silica gel column, eluting with ether, to remove chromium residues. The title product (0.55 g) was isolated as a solid, m.p. 145°-146° C.

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