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HRID 1097165Generated: November 1, 2026

N-bromobutanimide → 2-Bromo-4-benzylaniline

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantN-bromobutanimideHCID 67184—
ReactantBenzenamine, 4-(phenylmethyl)-HCID 136914—
SolventDimethylformamideHCID 6228—
Product2-Bromo-4-benzylanilineHCID 19381141—

Reaction Steps

The commercially available 4-benzyl aniline can be selectively brominated at the ortho position using n-bromosuccinimide in dimethylformamide to give the desired 2-bromo-4-benzyl aniline.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS08142909B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2012_03
ORD IDord-2c75c346ae5042198ca61fbdbf302531
Source noteuspto-grants-2012_03