Dimethylamine → 4-Benzyloxy-1-dimethylaminocyclohexanecarbonitrile

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A mixture of 130 ml of 7.9 molar aqueous dimethylamine solution, 16 ml of methanol, 20.0 g of 4-benzyloxycyclohexanone, 23.2 g of dimethylamine hydrochloride and 15.3 g of potassium cyanide was stirred for 65 hours at room temperature; extraction was carried out four times using 120 ml of diethyl ether each time, and the combined extracts were concentrated; 100 ml of dichloromethane were added to the residue, the phases were separated, and the organic phases were dried over sodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated. 24.5 g of 4-benzyloxy-1-dimethylaminocyclohexanecarbonitrile were obtained in the form of a yellowish oil which slowly solidified.

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