Hydrochloric Acid → N-Nitrosodicyclohexylamine

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Reaction Conditions

Reaction Steps

A solution of 20.7 g of sodium nitrite in 60 ml of water is slowly added dropwise at RT to a mixture of 36.2 g of dicylohexylamine, 18 ml of conc. HCl and 300 ml of water. After this, the mixture is heated to 95° C. for 7 h. The nitro compound is extracted by shaking with ether. After drying over Na2SO4 and evaporating the ether, an oily residue remains which immediately crystallises.

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