Dimethyl Sulfoxide → HCID 10487636, compound

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A mixture containing 50 milliliters (ml) of dimethylsulfoxide, 15 ml of water, 29 grams (g) of 2-chlorobenzaldehyde, 15 g of methylaminehydrochloride and 12.5 g of sodium cyanide is stirred at room temperature for approximately 76 hours. The reaction mixture is then diluted with water and extracted with benzene. The benzene extract is washed several times with water and then dried over potassium carbonate. Filtration and evaporation of the filtrate under reduced pressure yields crude 2-(2-chlorophenyl)-2-methylaminoacetonitrile. This material is dissolved in approximately 100 ml of ether and added to a solution of 13 g of lithium aluminum hydride in 300 ml of ether. The reaction temperature is kept between -10° and 5° C at first and is then allowed to warm to room temperature. After stirring for about 20 hours there is added cautiously and dropwise first 13 ml of water, then 13 ml of 15% sodium hydroxide and finally 20 ml of water. The mixture is stirred until the solid is nearly white and the solid is then removed by filtration.

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