Benzoyl chloride, 3-bromo- → 3-Bromo-N-methoxy-N-methylbenzamide

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A mixture of N-methoxymethanamine hydrochloride (22.1 g, 228.5 mmol), diisopropyl ethyl amine (63.5 mL, 365.6 mmol) and CH2Cl2 was treated dropwise with 3-bromobenzoyl chloride (15 g, 68.5 mmol) in CH2Cl2, stirred at room temperature for 30 minutes, and concentrated under vacuum. The resultant residue was dispersed in water and extracted with ethyl ether. The organic extracts were combined, dried over MgSO4 and concentrated in vacuo. The resultant residue was purified on silica gel (Biotage) using hexanes/EtOAc (2/1) as the eluting solvents to give 3-bromo-N-methoxy-N-methylbenzamide as a tan solid (15.1 g, 90% yield).

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