Water → HCID 21512268, compound

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Reaction Steps

A solution of 6 ml (0.11 mole) of bromine in 20 ml of acetic acid was added dropwise over 20 min to a stirred mixture of 25 g (0.10 mole) of N-(2,5-dichloropheyl)-β-alanine, 20.5 g (0.25 mole) of sodium thiocyanate and 100 ml of acetic acid at 15°-20°. An additional 80 ml of acetic acid was added to facilitate stirring which was continued for 1 hr. The reaction mixture was poured into 600 ml of cold water. The yellow solid was collected by filtration, washed with water and dried in an oven at 100° for 2 hrs to give 30 g (100%) of N-(2,5-dichloro-4-thiocyanatophenyl)-β-alanine. Two recrystallizations from CH3NO2 gave an analytical sample, m.p. 133°-135°.

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