Chloroacetyl chloride → 5-Chloromethyl-3-(4-chlorophenylthiomethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazole

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2-(4-Chlorophenylthio)acetamidoxime (21.7 g, 0.1 mol) was stirred in toluene (150 ml) whilst a solution of chloroacetyl chloride (11.3 g, 0.1 mol) in toluene (50 ml) was added dropwise over 20 minutes. The thick suspension was refluxed for 1 hour to give a black mixture which was cooled and then extracted with water and ether. The ether extracts were evaporated to give a brown oil which was chromatographed on silica gel (200 g) and eluted with ether/hexane (2:3) to give 5-chloromethyl-3-(4-chlorophenylthiomethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazole.

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