Hydrochloric Acid → 2-(4-Chlorophenyl)-2-methylpropanal

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Diisobutylaluminum hydride (0.236 mol, 236 mL of a 1M solution in hexane) is added over 90 minutes to a solution of p-chloro-α-methylhydratroponitrile (32.6 g, 0.181 mol) in diethyl ether under nitrogen at 0° C. After the addition is complete, water and 6N hydrochloric acid are added to the reaction mixture while maintaining the temperature below 30° C. The resultant aqueous solution is stirred overnight at room temperature and extracted with diethyl ether The organic extracts are combined, washed sequentially with 2N hydrochloric acid and water, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, and concentrated in vacuo to give the title product as an oil (31.1 g, 94% yield).

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