Dimethylmethylenammonium chloride → HCID 67064647, compound

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Reaction Steps

0.03 mol of 2-(3,5-dimethoxybenzylidene)cyclopentanone was dissolved in 30 mL anhydrous acetonitrile, treated with 8.4 g (0.09 mol) of N,N-dimethyl-methylene ammonium chloride under refluxing, refluxed for 12 h to yield a solid product which was then suction filtered, dried and recrystallized in acetonitrile/chloroform to yield 2-(3,5-dimethoxy-benzylidene)-5-dimethylaminomethyl cyclopentanone hydrochloride with a yield of 89.3%.

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