Salicylaldehyde → 2-[(2,6-Dibromophenyl)iminomethyl]phenol

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A solution of 2,6-dibromoaniline (9 g, 35.9 mmol), salicylaldehyde (2.79 mL, 35.9 mmol) and p-toluenesulfonic acid (20 mg, 0.1 mmol) in toluene (180 mL) was heated to reflux in a Dean-Stark apparatus for 2 h. After adding some triethylamine the reaction mixture was evaporated resulting in crude compound 2-[(2,6-dibromophenyl)iminomethyl]phenol (14 g, 100%).

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