N-Methylbenzylamine → HCID 10976320, compound

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Reaction Steps

N-methylbenzylamine 100 gms (0.82 moles), acetone (200 ml) and potassium carbonate 114 gms (0.82 moles) were mixed at room temperature and to the slurry obtained, 1-bromopentane 211.4 gms (1.4 moles) was added dropwise at room temperature. Reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 18 hours. The reaction mixture was filtered, washed with acetone and concentrated under vacuum to an oily residue. The residue was dissolved in MDC (200 ml) and washed with water (3×100 ml). Organic layer was dried over sodium sulphate and concentrated under vacuum to get 154 gms of the title compound as an oil.

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