Dimethylamine → Cgp13501

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125 g (1 mol) of 80% strength aqueous 2,2-dimethyl-3-hydroxypropanal (crude mixture from the synthesis, reduced to a water content of 20% by distillation), 185 g (0.9 mol) of 2,6-di-t-butylphenol, 12 g (0.11 mol) of 40% strength aqueous dimethylamine and 700 g of methanol are reacted in a stirred autoclave at 180° C. and under the autogenous pressure of 20-30 bar for 10 h. Workup of the reaction mixture by distillation yields 238 g (92%) of 3-(3,5-di-t-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)-2,2-dimethylpropanal (boiling point 126°-127° C.; melting point 75°-77° C.).

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