Benzenemethanamine, 3,4-dimethyl- → 3-tert-Butylamino-4-(3,4-dimethyl-benzylamino)-cyclobut-3-ene-1,2-dione

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Tetrahydrofuran (17 mL), 3-butoxy-4-tert-butylamino-cyclobut-3-ene-1,2-dione (1.13 g, 5 mmol, Example 1) and 3,4-dimethylbenzylamine (0.68 g, 5 mmol) were stirred together at room temperature for 2 days. Removal of solvent and trituration of the residue with diethyl ether gave 1.06 g of a light yellow solid. Four recrystallizations of this material from acetonitrile provided 0.394 g of the tide compound as a white solid: mp 264°-264° C. (softens 260° C.). MS (m/z) 286 (M+). HPLC indicates a major component (96%).

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