Hydrochloric Acid → Ethyl 4-chlorobenzyl[2,4-dinitro-6-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]carbamate

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Ethyl 4-chlorobenzylcarbamate (865.9 mg) and 2-chloro-3,5-dinitrobenzotrifluoride (996.7 mg) were dissolved in tetrahydrofuran (15 ml), and to the solution was added sodium hydride (162.1 mg). The reaction mixture was heated at reflux for 3 hours. After allowing to cool, to the reaction mixture was added 1N hydrochloric acid, and the mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer-was washed with saturated brine, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, and concentrated in vacuo. The resultant residue was purified by silica gel column (75 g, hexane:ethyl acetate=10:1) to give the title compound (294.7 mg, 18%).

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