Bromine → Dimethyloctylamine

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The recrystallized dimethyloctylamine hydrobromide (11.14 g, 46.8 mmoles) was placed in a 250 ml round-bottom flask and dissolved in a minimum amount of water (21 ml). Bromine (2.40 ml, 7.47 g, 46.8 mmoles) was added dropwise with vigorous stirring from a 10.0 ml buret. The product separated as a dark red oil on the bottom of the flask. The top aqueous layer was decanted and the remaining traces of water removed by warming the flask to 50° C. at aspirator pressure to give the product as a clear red oil (yield 16.47 g, 89%). %Brtot =57.47 (calc 60.23%); %Brox =36.68 (calc 40.15%).

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