Formaldehyde → HCID 14751299, compound

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3-(1,1-Dimethylethyl)-4-hydroxybenzophenone (2.5 g), 1.71 g of dimethylamine hydrochloride, 0.78 g of sodium hydroxide, and 0.68 g of paraformaldehyde were dissolved in 30 ml of ethanol and the mixture was heated to reflux for 16 hours. The ethanol was then evaporate. Water was added to the residue and the crystals which separated out were filtered and recrystallized from 90% ethanol to give 2.1 g of the desire product, m.p. 129° C.

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