Ammonia → HCID 13143661, compound

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Reaction Steps

To a stirring solution of 75 ml of liquid ammonia was added a small piece of sodium and a few crystals of ferric nitrate. A total of 1.15 g (0.0502 mol) of sodium was added over a 20 min period, and after 5 mins a solution of 2.9 ml (0.050 mol) of acetonitrile in 10 ml of ether was added dropwise. A solution of 6.6 g (0.0198 mol) of the end product of Example 12 in 40 ml of ether was added dropwise, and after 2 hrs 100 ml of ether was added and the ammonia was allowed to evaporate. About 100 g of ice was added to the reaction, which was then acidified with acetic acid, followed by neutralization with a saturated solution of sodium bicarbonate. The water layer was separated and extracted once more with ether. The combined ether layers were washed with 100 ml of water, dried over sodium sulfate and evaporated. The oil was dissolved in 15 ml of dichloromethane and filtered through 100 g of Florisil. Elution with dichloromethane, and evaporation gave 2-[4-(chloromethyl)-2-phenyl-1,3-dioxolan-2-yl]-β-oxo-benzenepropanenitrile which was used without further purification.

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