Vol. 70 was made basic with 20% sodium hydroxide solution. The base was taken up in ether and the solution was dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. The solvent was removed by vacuum distillation at 30-35°. Immediately before using the residual oil in the condensation reaction, a sample was withdrawn and converted to the picrate, (m. p. 158-160°). After crystallization from alcohol, the melting point was 166-167°. Therefore, the chloroamine added to the reaction was 2-dimethylamino-lchloropropane. Summary l-Dimethylamino-2-chloropropane and 2-di-methylamino-1 -chloropropane were prepared from the corresponding dimethylaminopropanols by the action of thionyl chloride.2-Dimethylamino-1 -chloropropane, either as the free base or as the hydrochloride, rearranges on heating into l-dimethylamino-2-chloropropane which is thermally stable.Both chloroamines reacted with diphenylacetonitrile to give the same mixture of isomeric aminonitriles. Glbnoldbn, Pa.