Water → HCID 13923375, compound

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Reaction Steps

38.3 g (0.1 mole) of 5-[(3-methoxyphenethyl)-methylamino]-2-(3,5-dimethoxyphenyl)-valeronitrile were dissolved in 200 ml of toluene, and the stirred solution was refluxed with 4.7 g (0.12 mole) of powdered sodium amide for 1 hour. Thereafter, a solution of 15.7 g (0.12 mole) of isopropylbromide in 30 ml of toluene was added dropwise in the course of 60 minutes, and refluxing was continued for a further 2 hours. The cooled reaction mixture was poured into water, the toluene phase was washed several times with water and the toluene was then distilled off. The residue was dissolved in 100 ml of isopropanol, and ethanolic hydrochloric acid was added. The hydrochloride was recrystallized from isopropanol. 46.9 g (92%) of a hydrochloride of melting point 141°-143° C. were isolated.

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