Hydrochloric Acid → 2-(4-Chlorophenyl)-1-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)ethan-1-one

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420 ml of a 2M solution of the sodium salt of hexamethyldisilazane in THF are cooled to −60° C. under a nitrogen atmosphere, 350 ml of THF are added, then, dropwise, a solution of 57.6 g of 4-chlorophenylacetic acid in 70 ml of THF is added and the mixture is left stirring at −60° C. for one hour. 66 g of methyl 2,4-dichlorobenzoate are subsequently added dropwise at −60° C., the mixture is left stirring at −60° C. for 40 minutes and then the temperature is allowed to rise to 0° C. The reaction mixture is poured onto an ice/1 liter of 2N HCl mixture and extracted with ether, the organic phase is dried over Na2SO4, the solvent is concentrated under vacuum to a volume of 150 ml, 200 ml of pentane are added and the crystalline product formed is filtered off. 60 g of the expected compound are obtained.

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