Silane, (chloromethyl)trimethyl- → HCID 22750781, compound

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To a stirred solution of 1.95 g of 4-thiocyanato-2-nitroaniline in 40 ml of CH3CN blanketed by nitrogen there is added in portions 0.5 g of NaBH4. The stirring is continued for one hour. At this time the color of the reaction mixture changes from yellow to dark purple. 1.4 ml of chloromethyltrimethylsilane is added with a syringe and the mixture is refluxed overnight. The solvent is evaporated and the residue is exhaustively extracted with petroleum ether. Evaporation of the solvent yields 1.9 g of the title A compound as a red solid.

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