Cyanogen Bromide → HCID 87298019, compound

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N-ethyl-2,6-dimethylaniline (5.9 g, 39.6 mmol) was added to a stirred solution of cyanogen bromide (2.1 g, 19.8 mmol) in toluene (50 mL). The reaction mixture was allowed to react overnight at room temperature during which a solid formed. A small temperature rise to 30° C. was observed. The suspension was filtered and the residue was washed with toluene (3×25 mL). The combined filtrates were evaporated to dryness by rotatory evaporation and the resulting residue was purified by Kugelrohr distillation (0.2 mbar, 110-125° C.) yielding a brown oil. Yield: 3.09 g (90%). The residue (N-ethyl-2,6-dimethylaniline hydrobromide) of the filtration step was used in the following synthetic step.

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