2-Bromo-N-(2,3-dimethyl-phenyl)-acetamide

A clean iodine flask of 250 ml was taken. 10ml solution of freshly prepared 10% solution of sodium carbonate was added to the flask followed by the addition of 0.1 ml of 2,3-dimethyl aniline. Shake the flask to mix it properly. Then bromoacetyl bromide was added gradually. Again shake it vigorously until ppts appeared. Precipitates were filtered and proper washing was done. Dry the precipitates and product purity was checked by TLC.