2,4-Dihydroxybenzaldehyde → HCID 19104790, compound

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Reaction Steps

A mixture containing 0.8 mole of 2,4-dihydoxy-benzaldehyde, 0.8 mole of 2-chloro-1-dimethylaminoethane and 1.6 mole of potassium carbonate in 1200 ml of anhydrous methyl ethyl ketone is refluxed for 1 hour 30 minutes with stirring. After cooling, the precipitate formed is filtered and washed with methyl ethyl ketone. The filtrate is then evaporated and leads to a brown oil which is purified by chromatography of a silica column using a dichloromethane-methanol mixture (90/10) as eluting solvent. The expected product is then obtained after recrystallization from isopropanol.

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