Hydrochloric Acid → Ethyl (2-iodobenzoyl)acetate

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Cyclohexyl isopropylamine (10.6 grams) is dissolved in 80 ml of tetrahydrofuran and the solution is cooled to -78° C. In a nitrogen stream, a solution of n-butyl lithium (about 15%) in hexane solution (26 ml) is added thereto, and the mixture temperature is raised to -40° C. Then it is cooled to -78° C. once again, 3.3 grams of ethyl acetate is gradually added thereto and, ten minutes thereafter, a solution of 10 grams of o-iodobenzoyl chloride in tetrahydrofuran is dropped thereinto gradually. The mixture is stirred at -78° C. for one hour, then gradually warmed up to 0° C. within two to three hours, 20 ml of 20% hydrochloric acid solution is added thereto, the mixture is poured into ice water, and extracted with ether. The extract is washed with a saturated aqueous solution of sodium bicarbonate, dried with anhydrous magnesium sulfate, ether is evaporated therefrom, and the resulting oil is purified by distilling in vacuo to give 8.5 grams of pale yellow oil, b.p. 142° C./3 mmHg.

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