Hydrochloric Acid → 2-Chloro-3-(2,6-dibromophenyl)propanenitrile

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Reaction Steps

To 62.4 g (464 mmol/1.2 eq.) of cupric chloride, 76 mL (580 mmol/1.5 eq.) of tert-butyl nitrite and 483 mL (7.34 moles/19 eq.) of acrylonitrile in 475 mL of acetonitrile, at ambient temperature, there is poured, dropwise, over 1 hour, 100 g (386 mmol) of 2,6-dibromoaniline dissolved in 380 mL of acetonitrile. Stirring is carried out for a further 1 hour at ambient temperature, and then the reaction mixture is poured into 1 liter of 20% aqueous hydrochloric acid solution. The aqueous phase is extracted with toluene and the combined toluene phases are washed with aqueous saturated sodium chloride solution. After concentration, the desired product is obtained and used as such in the following Step.

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