Hydrochloric Acid → HCID 21522979, compound

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Reaction Steps

A mixture of 14 g. (.05 moles) of α, 2'-dichloro-4-biphenylylacetic acid and 5 g. of sodium hydrosulfide in 100 ml. of absolute ethanol and under a nitrogen atmosphere is stirred for 15 hours. The mixture is then acidified with 6 N hydrochloric acid. The solvent is removed in vacuo and the residue is extracted into ether, washed with water, saturated sodium chloride solution, dried and evaporated to dryness to obtain α-mercapto-2'-chloro-4-biphenylylacetic acid.

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