Benzene → HCID 15580654, compound

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The diethyl acetal of 2-(2,6-dimethylanilino)acetaldehyde (13 grams), benzene (50 ml) and sodium carbonate (5.8 grams) dissolved in water (50 ml) were charged into a glass reaction vessel equipped with a mechanical stirrer, thermometer and addition funnel. The mixture was cooled in an ice bath and chloroacetyl chloride (6.2 grams) was added dropwise with stirring. After addition was completed stirring was continued and the reaction mixture was allowed to warm up to room temperature. After this time the mixture was filtered and the filtrate washed with dilute aqueous hydrochloric acid. The washed filtrate was dried over anhydrous magnesium sulphate and was stripped of solvent under reduced pressure to yield the desired product the diethyl acetal of 2-[N-(α-chloroacetyl)-2,6-dimethylanilino]acetaldehyde.

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