2,3-Dichloro-5,6-dicyano-1,4-benzoquinone → HCID 86691482, compound

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2 (1.55 g, 4.31 mmol) was dissolved in 100 mL dioxane and 2,3-dichloro-5,6-dicyanobenzoquinone was added (6.88 g, 30.3 mmol). The mixture was refluxed under argon for 2 days. The reaction mixture was then cooled to room temperature, poured in 300 mL saturated aqueous sodium carbonate solution and stirred at 65° C. for 30 min. The mixture was then cooled to room temperature, the precipitation was filtered and washed with water and methylene chloride. Yield: 1.1 g (72%).

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