Triethylamine → Acetamide, 2-bromo-N-(2,3-dimethylphenyl)-N-methyl-

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N-Methyl-2,3-dimethylaniline S14 (4.6 g) and triethylamine (5.0 ml) were dissolved in dichloromethane (50 ml). 2-Bromoacetyl bromide (3.0 ml) in dichloromethane (30 ml) was added to the resulting solution under ice cooling and the solution was stirred for 2 hours at room temperature. The reaction mixture was washed successively with 1N HCl, water and brine, then dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. The solvent was distilled off under reduced pressure, obtaining 8.4 g of the title compound as an oily substance.

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