HCID 18475290, compound → 4-(3,4-Dichlorophenyl)oxane-2,6-dione

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Reaction Steps

3-(3,4-Dichlorophenyl)glutaric acid (100 g) was treated with acetyl chloride (300 mL) and the resulting mixture heated at reflux for 5 hours. The cooled reaction mixture was then azeotroped with toluene and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was slurried with diethyl ether (250 mL) and filtered to afford the title compound (86 g).

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