Formic Acid → Nitrogen mustard hydrochloride

Beteiligte Stoffe

Reaktionsbedingungen

Reaktionsschritte

Formic acid (10.0 g; 0.2 mol) and 37% formaldehyde (20 ml) were mixed in a 250 ml round-bottom flask equipped with reflux condenser. 1,5-Dichloro-3-azapentane, hydrochloride (17.0 g; 0.1 mol) was added and the solution was heated with magnetic stirring at 100° C. After 3 h the temperature was increased to 120° C. for 20 min and finally allowed to cool to room temperature before the solvent was evaporated in vacuo to afford 3 as white solid in quantitative yield. 1HNMR (CD3OD, 400 MHz) δ 3.0 (s, 3H); 3.45 (br s, 2H); 3.62 (br s, 2H); 4.07 (br s, 4H).

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