Nitrogen mustard hydrochloride → HCID 18180146, compound

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A mixture of 2-methoxy-6-methylphenylamine (D28) (3.62 g, 26.4 mmol), mechlorethamine hydrochloride (12.7 g, 66 mmol) and potassium carbonate (15 g) in chlorobenzene (90 ml) was refluxed under argon for 20 h. The mixture was cooled and filtered, and the filtrate evaporated under reduced pressure to leave the title compound (D29) as a red oil which slowly crystallised on standing (5.4 g, 93%) MH+=221.

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