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HRID 329893Generated: October 26, 2026

Diazomethane → 2-(4-Chlorobenzoyl)-2-(4-chlorophenyl)oxirane

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantDiazomethaneHCID 9550—
ReactantSodium HydroxideHCID 14798—
Reactant1,2-Ethanedione, 1,2-bis(4-chlorophenyl)-HCID 18946—
ReactantUrea, (nitrosomethyl)-HCID 104823—
SolventDiethyl EtherHCID 3283—
Solvent1,4-DioxaneHCID 31275—
Product2-(4-Chlorobenzoyl)-2-(4-chlorophenyl)oxiraneHCID 19870084—

Reaction Steps

With cooling and stirring, an ethereal diazomethane solution prepared by reaction of 5.34 g of N-nitrosomethylurea with aqueous sodium hydroxide solution in ether is added dropwise to a solution of 5 g of 4,4'-dichlorobenzil in 50 ml of dioxane. When the dropwise addition is complete, stirring is continued for 16 hours at room temperature, and the reaction solution is then concentrated by evaporation. The residual oil is crude 2-(4-chlorobenzoyl)-2-(4-chlorophenyl)oxirane which is purified by high vacuum distillation.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04894083
Source datasetuspto-grants-1990_01
ORD IDord-057994b302f2495bbcf07f493a65ad1e
Source noteuspto-grants-1990_01