Hydrochloric Acid → N-(3-methyl-4-difluoromethoxyphenyl)-1-methylcyclopropanecarboxamide

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To a mixture of toluene (50 ml) and pyridine (4.2 g) cooled at 0° C., thionyl chloride (1.3 g) was added, and a solution of 1-methylcyclopropanecarboxylic acid (1.0 g) in toluene was dropwise added thereto while stirring. A solution of 3-methyl-4-difluoromethoxyaniline (1.75 g) in toluene was dropwise added thereto. After the dropwise addition was completed, stirring was continued at room temperature for 3 hours. The reaction mixture was admixed with 5% hydrochloric acid (20 ml). The organic solvent layer was separated, washed with 1% sodium hydroxide solution and saturated sodium chloride solution, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and concentrated to give crude crystals (2.2 g). The crude crystals were recrystallized from ethanol to give N-(3-methyl-4-difluoromethoxyphenyl)-1-methylcyclopropanecarboxamide (1.8 g). M.P., 68°-69° C.

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