Sodium hydride → 2-Chloro-5-iodo-N,N-bis(4-methoxybenzyl)aniline

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Under argon, 12.62 g (316.16 mmol, 60% in mineral oil) of sodium hydride were suspended in 250 ml of abs. DMF and cooled to 0° C. 32 g (126.3 mmol) of 2-chloro-5-iodoaniline, dissolved in 80 ml of abs. DMF, were then slowly added dropwise, and the mixture was stirred at 0° C. for 30 min. 41 ml (303 mmol) of 1-(chloromethyl)-4-methoxybenzene were then slowly added to the reaction mixture, and the mixture was subsequently warmed to room temperature. The mixture was stirred at RT overnight and then carefully poured into 150 ml of ice-water. The organic phase was separated off, and the aqueous phase was then extracted three more times with diethyl ether. The combined organic phases were dried over magnesium sulphate. After filtration, the solvent was removed under reduced pressure. The crude product obtained was purified by chromatography on silica gel (mobile phase cyclohexane/ethyl acetate 40:1). This gave 59 g of the title compound (94% of theory).

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