Water → 1-(1-Methyl-2-piperidylidene)-3-(4-trifluoromethylphenyl)urea

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The hydrochloride salt of 2-imino-1-methylpiperidine (7.60 g.; 0.068 mole) is converted to free base by adding 7 ml. of NaOH (50%) to an aqueous slurry (using a minimal amount of water) of the salt and then extracting with benzene. After drying over K2CO3, the benzene solution is filtered through diatomaceous earth. A benzene solution of 12.73 g. (0.068 mole) of p-trifluoromethylphenylisocyanate [prepared according to Inukai and Maki, Kogyo Kagaku Zasshi, 67 (5) 807-9 (1964] is added to the above solution slowly. After 4 hours of stirring at room temperature, the benzene is evaporated in vacuo to give a solid residue. Repeated recrystallizatons of the solid from methanol yields the pure product, 1-(1-methyl-2-piperidylidene)-3-(4-trifluoromethylphenyl)urea, m.p. = 154°-155° C.

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