While SWISM is on hiatus, he's asked me to do research...
alkyl halide:
In theory, would it be possible to form a bromoallylbenzene from a propenylbenzene using HBr solution which had been formed by mixing equimolar amounts of KBr and either HCl or H2SO4 in aqueous solution? Would the KCl or K2SO4 interfere with the bromination?
Does the reaction with HCl to form chloroallylbenzene work worth beans? Seems no, from what I've read...
aminating via pipe bomb:
I've read conflicting things about this, won't work, will work, yields from nothing to 50%... assuming yield is 20% or higher SWISM is interested (the unreacted alkyl halide can be re-used, yes?)... now, again in theory, assuming under normal conditions this method works, what would happen if instead of just MeAm in MeOH one were to use a solution of MeOH which contained both MeAm and NaCl (from freeing MeAm from HCl by adding NaOH)? Would the NaCl interfere? (presumably a molar excess of MeAm.HCl would be used, to prevent excess NaOH from decomposing the alkyl halide)