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Dimethyl 1,4-cyclohexanedione-2,5-dicarboxylate (4.56 gm; 20 mmol) and methanol (100 ml) were heated to boiling; then 4-methylaniline (4.5 gm; 42 mmol) was added followed by conc. hydrochloric acid (200 μl). The mixture was refluxed for 5 hours under a nitrogen atmosphere. On cooling a cream solid precipitated out which was collected by filtration, washed with methanol and dried under vacuum to give 7.92 gm (97%) of dimethyl 2,5-bis{(4-methylphenyl)amino}cyclohexa-1,4-diene-1,4-dicarboxylate.

1. temperatureThe mixture was refluxed for 5 hours under a nitrogen atmosphere
2. temperatureOn cooling a cream solid
3. customprecipitated out which
4. filtrationwas collected by filtration
5. washwashed with methanol
6. customdried under vacuum