Diisopropylethylamine → 1-Bromo-3-isocyanato-2-methyl-benzene

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A solution of triphosgene (2.25 g, 7.58 mmol) in toluene (27 mL), cooled in an ice-water bath, was treated slowly with a solution of 3-bromo-2-methylaniline (3.00 g, 16.1 mmol) and DIEA (5.6 mL, 32.2 mmol) in toluene (5.4 mL). The resulting suspension was stirred at room temperature for 2 h. The precipitate was removed by filtration and washed with EtOAc. The combined filtrates were diluted with EtOAc, washed with brine, dried and concentrated to provide 1-bromo-3-isocyanato-2-methylbenzene as a brown oil (3.68 g, 98% yield), used without purification. 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 7.49 (dd, J=8.1, 0.9 Hz, 1H), 7.31 (dd, J=7.9, 0.7 Hz, 1H), 7.15 (td, J=8.0, 0.7 Hz, 1H), 2.38 (s, 3H).

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