4-bromo-N,N-dimethylaniline → HCID 11333766, compound

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n-Butyllithium (2.5 M in hexanes, 51 mL, 127 mmol) was added dropwise to 4-bromo-N,N-dimethylaniline (23.1 g, 115 mmol, Aldrich Chemical Co.) in anhydrous THF at -78° C. After 10 min. a solution of N-methyl-N-methoxyheptanamide (10.0 g, 57.7 mmol) in 20 mL THF was added dropwise via canula. The reaction was allowed to proceed 1 hr., then quenched with 1 N aq. HCl and carefully poured into sat. NaHCO3. The aqueous layer was extracted with ethyl ether, and the combined organic fraction was washed with water, brine, dried (MgSO4), and concentrated in vacuo. Flash chromatography (15% EtOAc/hexanes) yielded 1-(4-dimethylaminophenyl)heptan-1-one as a yellow solid (6.49 g, 48%). MS 234 (M+H)+.

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