Dimethylamine → 5-(Dimethylamino)-2-nitrobenzonitrile

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65 g of 5-chloro-2-nitrobenzonitrile was dissolved in 150 ml of dimethylformamide, and 150 ml of a 50% aqueous solution of dimethylamine was added thereto. After cooling the heat generated, the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 1 hour. The reaction mixture was poured into water, and the precipitate thus formed was collected by filtration, washed with water and then with methanol to obtain 64.5 g of 5-dimethylamino-2-nitrobenzonitrile (melting point: 174°-175° C.).

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