Hydrochloric Acid → N-Methyl-N-(3,4-dichlorostyryl)acetamidine hydrochloride

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An alternate method for the preparation of N-methyl-N-(3,4-dichlorostyryl)acetamidine involves the N-methylation of N-(3,4-dichlorostyryl)acetamidine (9.2 g., 0.04 mole) with methyl fluorosulfonate (5.7 g., 0.05 mole) in 50 ml. of dichloromethane. The reaction mixture is basified with 10% sodium hydroxide and the organic layer separated, dried, and concentrated to provide the free base which is taken up in acetone and acidified with ethanolic hydrogen chloride. The product thus obtained is crystallized from ethanol-isopropyl ether to afford analytically pure N-METHYL-N-(3,4-DICHLOROSTYRYL)ACETAMIDINE HYDROCHLORIDE, m.p. 238°-239° C., (dec.)(corr.).

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