2003•Synthetic CommunicationsRequires access
Novel Reaction of Dimethylaniline with Tetrabromomethane Producing 4,4′-Methylenebis(N,N-Dimethylaniline)
Yoshio Matsubara, Takuya Matsuda, Atsuhisa Kato, Yoshikatsu Kakedai, Yoshihiro Yamaguchi
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Abstract
Reaction of N,N-dimethylaniline (1) with tetrahalomethanes such as tetrabromomethane and tetrachloromethane in acetonitrile was found to give 4,4′-methylenebis(N,N-dimethylaniline) (2) in considerable yield. The reaction is considered to be initiated by the electron transfer from N,N-dimethylaniline (π-donor) to tetrahalomethane (σ-acceptor).