Trimethylamine → Benzenemethanaminium, N,N,N,4-tetramethyl-, chloride (1:1)

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A mixture of 3.0 g (14.8 mmol) of 4-phenylbenzyl chloride, 10 ml of toluene and 5.6 ml (26.6 mmol) of a 30 wt % trimethylamine aqueous solution was stirred for 3.7 hours at 60° C. The reaction solution was separated, and the resulted aqueous layer was washed with t-butyl methyl ether. The aqueous layer was filtrated through celite, and the filtrate was concentrated to obtain 4.07 g of (4-methylbenzyl)-trimethylammonium chloride having a melting point of 204.8° C.

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