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HRID 2413168Generated: November 3, 2026

Dimethylamine → 4-Bromo-N,N-dimethylbenzylamine

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantDimethylamineHCID 674—
Reactant4-Bromobenzyl bromideHCID 68527—
SolventBenzeneHCID 241—
Product4-Bromo-N,N-dimethylbenzylamineHCID 235757—

Reaction Steps

Reaction of dimethylamine with 4-bromobenzyl bromide in cold benzene gave 4-bromo-N,N-dimethylbenzylamine which was successively reacted with magnesium, formaldehyde, and cysteamine (in a similar procedure to Example 7) to give 2-[4-(dimethylaminomethyl)benzylthio]ethylamine as an oil.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04496567
Source datasetuspto-grants-1985_01
ORD IDord-6b0147df7ddf4a468574272b253534d6
Source noteuspto-grants-1985_01