Potassium Carbonate → 2-(4-t-Butylphenylthio)ethylamine

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To a stirring mixture of 4.36 g (38.0 mmol) of 2-chloroethylamine hydrochloride and 12.00 g (87.0 mmol) of K2CO3 in 30 mL of CHCl3 was added 4.82 g (29.0 mmol) of 4-t-butylbenzenethiol. The mixture was stirred at 50° C. in a sealed vial overnight. The mixture was washed three times with distilled water, dried with MgSO4 and filtered. Volatiles were removed in vacuo leaving 4.50 g (74%) of clear oil. 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3): δ=7.32, m, 4H, 2.93, m, 4H, 1.42, broad singlet, 2H, 1.30, s, 9H.

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