Benzocaine → HCID 67441424, compound

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Reaction Steps

A mixture of 4-amino-benzoic acid ethyl ester (1.65 g, 10 mmol) and 5-fluoro-2-methyl-benzaldehyde (1.38 g, 10 mmol) in ethanol (10 mL) was heated to reflux for 2 hours. Then the reaction mixture cooled to room temperature. The solvent was removed in vacuo and the residue was washed with ether to afford 4-{[1-(5-fluoro-2-methyl-phenyl)-methylidene]-amino}-benzoic acid ethyl ester (2.0 g, 70%) as a white solid: LC/MS m/e calcd for C17H16FNO2 (M+H)+: 285.3, observed: 286.3.

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