Tert-Butylamine → N-tert-Butyl-6-chloro-2-nitroaniline

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A mixture of 2,3-dichloronitrobenzene (5 g, 26 mmol), tert-butylamine (7.4 ml, 71 mmol) and ethanol (2.5 ml) was heated at 150° C. in a sealed tube for 3 days. The mixture was evaporated, the residue taken up in EtOAc, washed with water and brine, dried and evaporated to afford a yellow oil; yield 5.3 g, 90%.

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