Water → 4-(4-Bromophenyl)morpholine

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Reaction Steps

A solution of 6.94 ml (134.8 mmol) of bromine in 25 ml of acetic acid is slowly added dropwise over a period of 40 min to a solution of 20 g (122.5 mmol) of N-phenylmorpholine in 170 ml of acetic acid at room temperature. After stirring at room temperature for 30 min, the reaction mixture is stirred into 750 ml of water and adjusted to pH 11 with 45% strength sodium hydroxide solution. The resulting precipitate is filtered off with suction, washed with water and dried under high vacuum. Recrystallization from ethanol results in 18.6 g (62.9% of theory) of the title compound.

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