Hydrochloric Acid → HCID 21556724, compound

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A mixture of 9.9 parts of methylcyanoacetate and 8.05 parts of epichlorohydrin was saturated with dry hydrogen chloride gas under ice-cooling and further cooled with icewater for one hour, followed by keeping in a refrigerator overnight. The resulting solid was washed with ethylether and dried to give 19.9 parts of 2-chloroethyl methoxycarbonylacetimidate hydrochloride. Yield 92% Melting point: 103 to 107°C (decomposition).

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