Methylamine → 6-bromo-N-methyl-2-naphtamide

Participants

Reaction Steps

6-Bromo-2-naphthoic acid (60.26 g), 1-ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)carbodiimide hydrochloride (55.21 g) and 1-hydroxy-1H-benzotriazole monohydrate (44.1 g) were dissolved in dimethylformamide (960 ml) under an argon atmosphere. N-Ethyldiisopropylamine (37.23 g) was added with stirring under ice-cooling. A solution (2M; 192 ml) of methylamine in THF was added and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 18 h. The reaction mixture was poured into water (8 L) with stirring and the precipitate was collected by filtration. The precipitate was washed successively with water and diisopropyl ether, and dried in the presence of phosphorus pentaoxide at 70° C. to give the title compound (60.6 g) as a crystalline powder.

Provenance & Evidence