Cyclohexane → HCID 21695009, compound

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A suspension of sodium hydride (17.6 g, 0.44 mol) in DMF (500 mL) was stirred with ice bath cooling as succinimide (29.73 g, 0.3 mol) was cautiously added. 4-Picolyl chloride hydrochloride (32.81 g, 0.2 mol) was then added cautiously with vigorous stirring. The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 1 day and then at 100° C. for 2 days. The mixture was then cooled and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated in vacuo to give a black oil. This dark crude product was stirred four times with boiling cyclohexane (150 mL), each time decanting the boiling cyclohexane from the dark residue. Upon cooling the cyclohexane extracts, the desired product crystallized as colorless needles (23.05 g, 60.9%) which were filtered and air dried.

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