Hydrochloric Acid → HCID 89689493, compound

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Reaction Conditions

Reaction Steps

1.10 g of magnesium chloride (11.5 mmol) in 15 ml of acetonitrile are admixed at 0° C. with 2.0 g (11.4 mmol) of benzyl cyanoacetate and 2.3 g (22.9 mmol) of triethylamine. After stirring for 20 min at 0° C., 3.27 g (11.4 mmol) of 2-(methylsulfonyl)-4-trifluoromethylbenzoyl chloride are added in portions. The mixture is stirred for 16 h at RT, acidified with 2n HCl and extracted with ether. The organic phase is dried and concentrated in a rotary evaporator. Yield 2.74 g (56%; 1H-NMR, CDCl3, 400 MHz: 14.20 (bs, 1H), 8.43 (s, 1H), 8.05 (d, 1H), 7.82 (d, 1H), 5.40 (s, 2H), 3.30 (s, 3H)) of benzyl 2-(2-(methylsulfonyl)-4-trifluoromethylbenzoyl)cyanoacetate, which, after adding 0.65 g (1 eq) of triethylamine in THF, is hydrogenated for 2 h. After filtration, the mixture is diluted with ethyl acetate and washed with 2N HCl, NaHCO3 solution and sodium chloride solution. Yield 1.41 g (75%). 1H NMR, CDCl3, 400 MHz: 8.36 (s, 1H), 8.04 (d, 1H), 7.63 (d, 1H), 4.03 (s, 2H), 3.21 (s, 3H).

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