Water → 2,2-Diethoxy-N-(thiophen-2-ylmethylene)ethaneamine

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2-Thiophene aldehyde (62.8 g) and 74.6 g of aminoacetaldehyde diethylacetal were dissolved in 200 mL of toluene and heated to reflux for 6 hours together with dehydration using a Dean-Stark trap. After confirming that a theoretical amount of water was separated, the solvent was evaporated therefrom in vacuo. The concentrated liquid was purified by a vacuum distillation to give 119 g of the objective compound.

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