Tiffany L. Chen, Manisha Sharma, Nicholas E. Leadbeater
The conversion of 2,5-difluorobenzylamine to N-(2,5-difluorobenzylidene)-1-(2,5-difluorobenzyl)methanimine using an oxoammonium salt bearing the nitrate anion is reported. The reaction is operationally simple, and the product is obtained with good yield.