N,N-Diethylaniline → Benzenamine, 4-bromo-N,N-diethyl-

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93 g of bromine were added dropwise to a solution of 86 g of N,N-diethylaniline in 400 ml of acetic acid and the mixture was poured into an ice-water mixture. The mixture was extracted with methylene chloride and the organic phase was washed with aqueous sodium bicarbonate solution, dried and evaporated to dryness to obtain 125 g of 4-(N,N-diethylamino)-bromobenzene boiling at 97° C. at 0.6 mm Hg.

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