Triethylamine → 55296-56-5

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Reaction Steps

To a stirred solution of 64 grams (0.5 moles) of acetone t-butylhydrazone and 51 grams (0.504 moles) of triethylamine in 400 ml of pentane in a 1 liter 4 neck flask equipped with a mechanical stirrer, thermometer and gas inlet tube, was added 35.5 grams (0.5 moles) of chlorine gas, holding the temperature at -5° to 0° C. After the chlorine addition was complete, the reaction mixture was stirred an additional 15 minutes and the insoluble triethylamine hydrochloride filtered off. The filter cake was washed with an additional 150 ml pentane and the filtrate used in the subsequent reaction.

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