Tert-Butylamine → 4-bromo-N-tert-butylbenzamide

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A mixture of 22.5 l of methylene chloride and 3030 ml of tert-butylamine is cooled to 0° C. Then a solution of 3 kg of 4-bromo-benzoyl chloride in 15 l of methylene chloride is added in portions. The mixture is cooled to 0°-5° C. and then stirred over night at room temperature. The reaction mixture is filtered and the filtrate washed with 5 l of methylene chloride, three times with 5 l of 3 N HCl, twice with 4 l of NaHCO3 and twice with 2 l of brine. The organic layer is dried over Na2SO4 and evaporated. The crude crystals are stirred with 8 l of ether for 30 minutes and the mixture is cooled to 0° C. and filtered. Thus 4-bromo-N-tert-butyl-benzamide is obtained in form of white crystals, m.p.133°-134° C.

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