Toluene → 2-(3-Morpholin-4-YL-propoxy)-benzaldehyde

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Salicylaldehyde (17g) is treated first with 6.7g of 50% sodium hydride in 110 ml of dimethylformamide and then with 92 ml of a 2N toluene solution of N-(3-chloropropyl)-morpholine. The mixture is heated at 105°-110° C for 4 hours, cooled and poured into 300 ml of water. The product is extracted three times with ether. The extracts are combined, dried, concentrated on a rotary evaporator and the residue distilled to give 32.3g of product as an oil, boiling point 155°-160° C at 0.1-0.2 mm of Hg.

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