Sodium Hydroxide → HCID 20308268, compound

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3.6 gm of N-methyl-N-cyclohexyl-3-bromo-4-hydroxy-benzylamine hydrochloride were dissolved in 50 ml of 90% acetic acid and admixed with a solution of 0.75 gm of chlorine in 15 ml of glacial acetic acid while cooling with ice water. After stirring for a short time, the solution was poured into a mixture of ice and 10 N sodium hydroxide solution and extracted three times with methylene chloride. The organic phase was evaporated to dryness. The residue was purified by means of column chromatography over silicagel with ethyl acetate as the eluant, yielding N-methyl-N-cyclohexyl-3-bromo-5-chloro-4-hydroxy-benzylamine, m.p. 136°-138° C, of the formula ##STR29## after recrystallization from ethanol/ether.

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