Hydrochloric Acid → HCID 13368795, compound

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Reaction Steps

To a solution of 2.7 g of 5-chloro-1,2,3,3a,4,8b-hexahydro-indeno[1,2-b]pyrrol-2-one in 80 ml of dimethylformamide is added 0.8 g of sodium hydride (60% dispersion in mineral oil). After the evolution of gas ceases, the mixture is heated at 50°-60° C. for 1 hour whereupon a solution of 1.8 g of monochloroacetamide in 30 ml of dimethylformamide is added dropwise, and the resulting mixture is stirred at the same temperature for 2 hours and then cooled. The reaction mixture is poured into ice-cold water, acidified with dilute hydrochloric acid and extracted with chloroform. The extract is dried over sodium sulfate, and the solvent is distilled off. The residue is crystallized with a mixture of acetone and ether. The crystalline product is collected by suction filtration and recrystallized from ether to give 1.4 g of [5-chloro-1,2,3,3a,4,8b-hexahydro-2-oxo-indeno[1,2-b]pyrrol-1-yl]acetamide, melting at 186°-188° C.

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