Diethyl Ether → 3-(2,4-Dichlorophenyl)-3-oxopropanenitrile

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A mixture of 43.8 g of ethyl 2,4-dichloro-benzoate and 8.2 g of anhydrous acetonitrile is added dropwise to a suspension of 6.1 g of 80% strength sodium hydride in 100 ml of anhydrous tetrahydrofuran in the course of about 1 hour under reflux. The mixture is heated at the boiling point under reflux for a further hour and cooled to room temperature and 150 ml of ether are added. The precipitate is filtered off with suction and dissolved in 50 ml of ice-water and the solution is acidified to pH=6 with 10% strength hydrochloric acid. The precipitate is filtered off cold with suction, rinsed with ice-water and dried in vacuo at 40° C. 12 g of 2,4-dichlorobenzoylacetonitrile of melting point 96°-98° C. are obtained.

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