Ammonium Chloride → HCID 86739096, compound

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A solution of 39.9 g cyclopentylidene cyanoacetic acid ethyl ester in 350 ml tetrahydrofuran is added dropwise to a solution of 2-methoxybenzyl magnesium chloride (produced from 5.3 g magnesium and 31.2 g 2-methoxybenzyl chloride in 400 ml ether). The mixture is stirred for 2 hours at room temperature. The mixture is treated with a 300 ml 15% ammonium chloride solution. The product is extracted with ether and the ethereal solution concentrated to yield crude α-cyano-[1-(2-methoxybenzyl)cyclopentane]-acetic acid ethyl ester which distilled at 140°-180°/0.002 mm Hg.

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