Hydrochloric Acid → 4-Iodo-2,6-dimethylaniline hydrochloride

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To a suspension of sodium bicarbonate (126 g, 1.5 moles) and 2,6-dimethylaniline (61.5 mL, 500 mmoles) in methanol (700 mL) was added iodine monochloride (1.0 M in dichloromethane, 550 mL, 550 mmoles) at room temperature over 1 h. After addition was complete, stirring was continued for 3 h. The reaction was filtered to remove excess sodium bicarbonate and the solvent removed in vacuo. The residue was re-dissolved in diethyl ether (1.5 L) and treated with hydrochloric acid (2M in ether, 375 mL, 750 mmoles). The resulting suspension was stored in the freezer (−15° C.) overnight. The solid was filtered and washed with diethyl ether until it became colorless, to give 126.5 g (89%) as a grey-green powder. 1H-NMR (DMSO-d6) δ 2.33 (s, 6H), 7.48 (s, 2H), 9.05 (bs, 3H); 13C-NMR (DMSO-d6) δ 17.4, 91.5, 133.1, 131.2, 136.9.

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