Hydrochloric Acid → HCID 12952294, compound

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Reaction Steps

72.0 g of 3',4'-dimethylpropiophenone, 59.4 g of piperidine hydrochloride and 20.0 g of paraformaldehyde, 300 ml of ethyl acetate and 1 ml of concentrated hydrochloric acid were heated with stirring under reflux for 2.5 hours, while distilling off water generated through the reaction. After cooling, crystals precipitated were filtered and recrystallized from a mixture of alcohol-acetone, yielding white crystals of the object product. Each filtrate was collected, concentrated under reduced pressure to dryness, and dissolved in water. The solution was washed with ether, then adjusted to be alkaline with 5N sodium hydroxide and extracted with ether. The extract was washed and then ether was removed after addition of concentrated hydrochloric acid, and the residue was recrystallized from a mixture of alcohol-acetone, yielding white crystals of 2,3',4'-trimethyl-3-piperidinopropiophenone hydrochloride (total yield 61.3%), m.p. 184°-185° C.

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