Cyanogen Bromide → N-(2,2-diethoxyethyl)carbodiimide

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A solution of the aminoacetaldehyde diethyl acetal (5.32 g, 40 mmol) in ether (20 mL) was added to a suspension of CNBr (4.22 g, 40 mmol) in hexane (20 mL) at RT. The reaction mixture was stirred at RT overnight. The solid was removed by filtration and washed with ether. The combined filtrate was concentrated. Flash chromatography of the concentrated residue afforded 2.82 g (45%) of the N-(2,2-diethoxyethyl)carbodiimide (a). 1H NMR (500 MHz, CDCl3): 4.58 (t, J=5.5 Hz, 1H), 3.85 (br s, 1H), 3.73 (m, 2H), 3.56 (m, 2H), 3.16 (J=5.5 Hz, 2H), 1.23 (t, J=7.0 Hz, 3H), MS: 156.8 (M−H)−; 180.9 (M+Na)+.

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