Methanol → 3-Bromobenzene-1-carboximidamide hydrochloride

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Reaction Steps

1.18 g (22 mmol, 2 equiv.) ammonium chloride are suspended in 40 ml of dry toluene under an argon atmosphere, and the mixture is cooled to 0° C. 11 ml (22 mmol, 2 equiv.) of a 2M solution of trimethylaluminium in hexane are added dropwise, and the reaction mixture is stirred at room temperature until no more evolution of gas is observed. After addition of 2.0 g (11 mmol, 1 equiv.) 3-bromo-benzonitrile, the mixture is stirred at 80° C. bath temperature over night. It is then cooled down to 0° C. and 50 ml of methanol are added with subsequent stirring of 1 hour at room temperature. After filtration, the solid is washed with methanol for several times, the solution is evaporated to dryness in vacuo and the residue washed with methanol.

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