Hydrochloric Acid → HCID 18430285, compound

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Reaction Steps

A solution of N,N-dibutylaniline (10.25 g; 0.05 moles; Aldrich No.: 30,446-8, 97%) in a mixture of concentrated HCl (15 ml; Aldrich No.: 25,814-8, 37%) and distilled water (20 ml) was cooled to −5° C. to −15° C. in a freezing mixture (ice+salt) (Solution A). Sodium nitrite (3.62 g; 0.052 moles; Aldrich No: 43,089-9, granular, 99.5%, DuPont product) was dissolved at room temperature in distilled water (10 ml) and cooled to and kept at 0° C. (Solution B). Cold (0° C.) Solution B was gradually added over 1-2 hours to a magnetically stirred Solution A (at −5 to −15° C.) and the reaction temperature was carefully monitored and not allowed to rise above 0° C. During addition, the reaction mixture changes from pale red to almost black. The mixture was then allowed to attain room temperature over two to three hours. During this time, a dark crystalline mass was deposited. The crystals were collected on Buchner funnel and washed with acetone.

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