Phenylacetyl chloride → HCID 22449363, compound

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Reaction Steps

To 60% NaH/mineral oil dispersion (3.2 g, 79.5 mmol) in THF (100 ml) at room temperature under argon was added dropwise malononitrile (5.0 ml, 79.5 mmol) in THF (20 ml) over 30 minutes. The reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 30 minutes, then phenylacetyl chloride (10.5 ml, 79.5 mmol) in THF (10 ml) was added dropwise over 10 minutes. The reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 1.5 hours, the solvent was removed in vacuo, and the residue was partitioned between ether and 2N H2SO4. The ether layer was separated, washed with water, dried over anhydrous MgSO4, filtered through a silica gel plug and the solvent was removed in vacuo to afford 13.8 g (94%) of (1-hydroxy-2-phenylethylidene)malononitrile as an amber oil.

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