Benzocaine → HCID 67441271, compound

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A mixture solution of 4-amino-benzoic acid ethyl ester (16.5 g, 100 mmol), 3-chloro-4-fluoro-benzaldehyde (16.1 g, 100 mmol) and p-toluenesulfonic acid (384 mg, 2.0 mmol) in toluene (200 mL) was heated to reflux for 12 hours. Then the reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature. The solvent was removed in vacuo and the residue was washed with ether to afford 4-[(3-chloro-4-fluoro-benzylidene)-amino]-benzoic acid ethyl ester (30.8 g, quant.) as a pale-white solid: MS calcd. for C16H13ClFNO2 306.74, obsd. (ESI+) [(M+H)+] 306.1.

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