Cyclohexylamine → 58343-42-3

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Reaction Steps

Piperonal (500 g) and cyclohexylamine (330 g) are dissolved in benzene, and the mixture is refluxed for about 3 hours while dehydrating with Diene Schtark device. The solvent is distilled off from the reaction mixture, and the residue is recrystallized from a mixture of isopropyl ether and hexane to give N-(3,4-methylenedioxybenzylidene)-N-cyclohexylamine (597 g).

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