5-dichlorophenylethylamine_Kain Industrial Additive

background and overview[1] 2,5-dichlorophenylethylamine can be used as a pharmaceutical synthesis intermediate. preparation[1] 2,5-dichlorophenylethylamine was prepared as follows: to a solution of 2-(2,5-dichlorophenyl)acetonitrile (34.5g, 185mmol) in meoh (1700ml) at 0°c, nicl2 was added ·6h2o (4.45g, 18.7mmol). after 10 minutes, the solids from the initial green suspension went into solution. methyl chloroformate (38.4 g, 406 mmol)…