Toluene → Neopentyl alpha-cyanoacrylate

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51 g (0.6 mole) of cyanoacetic acid, 74 g (0.84 mole) of neopentyl alcohol, 1 g of sulfuric acid and 100 g of toluene were reacted under reflux and water produced was removed by azeotropic distillation. Thereafter, the mixture thus produced was cooled to a room temperature and filtered to remove insoluble matter. The filtrate was washed with water and dried overnight with magensium sulfate. Then, the desiccant was filtered off and the solvent was removed under a reduced pressure, followed by vacuum distillation to afford 87.1 g of neopentyl α-cyanoacrylate (b.p. 79°-81° C./3 mmHg, yield 94%).

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