Acetaldehyde → 3-(Acridin-9-yl)amino-5-(ethylideneamino)phenylmethanol

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3-(9-acridinylamino)-5-(hydroxymethyl)aniline was dissolved in dichloromethane/pyridine(1/1, v/v, 40 ml), and thereto acetaldehyde (2.09 g, 47.56 mmol) was added. The resulting mixture was stirred for 5 hours, and the solvent used was removed under the reduced pressure. Then, the resulting product was purified by column chromatography to give the titled compound.

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