Hydrochloric Acid → HCID 15052915, compound

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Reaction Steps

To a stirred mixture of 45.3 parts of 1,2,3-trichloro-5-nitrobenzene, 300 parts of a 50% aqueous sodium hydroxide solution, 5 parts of N,N,N-triethylbenzenemethanaminium chloride and 360 parts of tetrahydrofuran is added dropwise, during a 5 minutes period, a solution of 33.3 parts of 4-chlorobenzene-acetonitrile in 90 parts of tetrahydrofuran. Upon completion, stirring is continued for 4 hours at 50 degrees C. The reaction mixture is poured into 1500 parts of crushed ice and acidified with concentrate hydrochloric acid. The product is extracted with trichloromethane. The extract is dried, filtered and evaporated. The residue is stirred in 2,2'-oxybispropane. The product is filtered off and dried, yielding 63.8 parts (93.3%) of 2,6-dichloro-α-(4-chlorophenyl)-4-nitrobenzeneacetonitrile (intermediate 1).

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