Potassium Carbonate → 6-Bromo-1-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinoxaline

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A solution of 4-bromo-N′-(2-chloroethyl)-N′-methylbenzene-1,2-diamine (25D) (0.611 g, 2.3 mmol) and K2CO3 (0.634 g, 4.6 mmol) in DMF (7 mL) was heated to 80° C. for 1 hour and then at 100° C. for 1.5 hours, cooled to rt, diluted with water and extracted with EtOAc. The organic phases were washed with brine, dried over Na2SO4, filtered, and concentrated under reduced pressure to provide 0.528 g (100%) of the desired product 6-bromo-1-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinoxaline (25E): 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3) δ 6.72 (1H, dd), 6.56 (1H, d), 6.38 (1H, d), 3.74 (1H, bs), 3.47 (2H, t), 3.22 (2H, t), 2.82 (3H, s).

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