Cyanogen Bromide → 2,2-Dimethoxy-1-methylpropylcyanamide

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Cyanogen bromide (424 mg., 4 m moles) was added to a solution of 2,2-dimethoxy-1-methylpropylamine (266 mg., 2 m moles) and KHCO3 (400 mg., 4 m moles) in a mixture of water (2 ml.) and methanol (4 ml.). After 15 minutes the mixture was poured in to water (150 ml.) and the mixture extracted with CH2Cl2. The extract was washed with water and brine, dried (MgSO4) and evaporated to dryness to give 2,2-dimethoxy-1-methylpropylcyanamide as a pale yellow oil (280 mg., 88%) having the following n.m.r. spectrum in CDCl3 : 1.15 (s, 3H); 1.18 (d, 3H); 3.15 (s, 6H); 3.0-3.6 (m, 1H); 4.0 (m, 1H).

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