Bromoacetyl chloride → HCID 14292484, compound

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To a 0° C. stirring suspension of the N-(thiophen-2-ylmethyl)aniline (3.51 g, 18.53 mmol) and sodium bicarbonate (1.71 g, 20.38 mmol) in dimethylformamide (15.0 mL), it was added bromoacetyl chloride (1.54 mL, 18.53 mmol). The ice bath was removed and the flask was attached to a bubbler to allow gas evolution and expansion. The reaction was stirred overnight at room temp. Most of the volatiles were evaporated in vacuo, then the residue was taken up in dichloromethane and was washed with water first and then brine. The resulting organic layer was dried over MgSO4(s) and concentrated. The obtained crude was absorbed under vacuum on Florisil with the aid of DCM (dry load). The obtained dispersion was purified by column chromatography (Biotage system, hex:EtOAc 1-20% gradient over 30 CV, 40 g Silicycle silica column) The collected fractions were evaporated to afford 4.51 g of 2-bromo-N-phenyl-N-(thiophen-2-ylmethyl)acetamide (14.55 mmol; 78%), which was judged more than 97% pure by 1H-NMR analysis.

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