Iodoethane → HCID 86633419, compound

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Ethyl-thioninium iodide (2.00 g, 4.28 mmol) was dissolved in ethanol (100 cm3) and ethyl iodide (27.35 g, 175 mmol) was added while stirring. The mixture was heated at reflux for 18 hours, then cooled to room temperature, giving a precipitate that was filtered and washed with ethanol to yield the title compound (1.02 g, 40%) as a bronze solid. δH (250 MHz; D2O): 7.90 (2H, br d, ArH), 7.42 (4H, s, ArH), 2.45 (8H, br q, NCH2), 1.23 (12H, br t, CH3).

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