Triethylamine → (2-Methyl-6-trifluoromethylphenyl)isocyanate

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This compound was made from 2-methyl-6-trifluoromethyl-phenylamine in analogy to Eur. J. Med. Chem. 28 (1), 1993, 37-45 by treatment with bis-(trichloromethyl)-carbonate (627 mg) and triethylamine (1.58 mL) in DCM (16 mL). (2-Methyl-6-trifluoromethylphenyl)isocyanate was obtained as a colorless solid (1.17 g). 1H-NMR (δ, CDCl3): 7.49 (d, J=7.8 Hz, 1H), 7.41 (d, J=7.5 Hz, 1H), 7.20 (t, J=7.8 Hz, 1H), 2.40 (s, 3H).

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