Triethylamine → N-(2,2-Diethoxyethyl)-N-ethyl-4-methyl-2,6-dinitroaniline

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4-Chloro-3,5-dinitrotoluene (4.32 grams; 0.02 mole), N-ethyl-N-(2,2-diethoxyethyl)amine (3.2 grams; 0.02 mole), triethylamine (2.02 grams; 0.02 mole) and toluene (100 ml) were charged into a glass reaction vessel equipped with a mechanical stirrer, thermometer and reflux condenser. The reaction mixture was heated at reflux overnight resulting in the formation of a precipitate. The reaction mixture was then filtered and the filtrate washed with water, dried and stripped of solvent to yield the desired product N-ethyl-N-(2,2-diethoxyethyl)-2,6-dinitro-p-toluidine.

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