Dichloromethane → 3-(1-(Dimethylamino)-2-methylpentan-3-yl)phenol hydrochloride

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To stirred solution of 3-(3-dimethylamino-1-ethyl-2-methyl-propyl)-phenol (4 g, 0.02 mol) in dichloromethane (20 ml), isopropyl ether hydrochloride (6 ml) was added at ambient temperature and stirred for 30 minutes. Solvents were distilled off from the reaction mixture. To the residue isopropyl ether (8 ml) was added and stirred for 15 minutes. Solvent was distilled off from the mixture to give 4.3 g of the title compound.

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