Water → 4-Acetamidophenyl chloroacetate

Participants

Reaction Conditions

Reaction Steps

Paracetamol [1] (15.117 g, 50 mmol) and pyridine (7.910 g, 50 mmol) were suspended in anhydrous acetone (200 ml) and chilled to 0° C. under an atmosphere of dry nitrogen. Chloroacetylchloride (11.29 g, 50 mmol) was added dropwise (violent reaction) and the resulting solution was stirred for additional 2 hours at room temperature. Water (300 ml) was added and the mixture was heated until a clear solution was obtained. The product [2] precipitated upon cooling and was collected via filtration, washed with water and dried under reduced pressure (0.01 mbar, 50° C.) to yield [2] as colourless needles in 72% yield. The product was pure according to 1H NMR and directly subjected to the next step without further purification.

Provenance & Evidence