Pyridine → alpha-Bromoacetyl-beta-diethylaminostyrene

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To a solution of 17.5 g. of diethylstyrylamine in 200 ml. of ether was added 8.5 g. of pyridine. The mixture was cooled to 5° C. and a solution of 20.1 g. of bromoacetyl bromide in 200 ml. of ether was added over a period of about 4 hours. The mixture was filtered and the residue on the filter was washed with 300 ml. of ether. The combined ether filtrate and washings was washed with 1 N hydrochloric acid, 0.1 N sodium hydroxide, saturated aqueous sodium chloride, and dried over magnesium sulfate and activated carbon. The mixture was filtered and the ether was evaporated to give a quantitative yield of α-bromoacetyl-β-diethylaminostyrene. The product was shown by NMR spectrum to be a mixture of the cis and trans isomers.

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