Formaldehyde → HCID 86643939, compound

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To a suspension of 138 mg (0.621 mmol) Methyl-(1-methyl-4-nitro-4-phenyl-butyl)-amine in 2.2 ml dioxane under argon at room temperature, was added 49.8 ul (0.683 mmol) formaldehyde (37% in water). The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 30 minutes and then at 65° C. for 4.5 hours. The mixture was cooled to room temperature and diluted with ethyl acetate. Sodium sulfate was added. The mixture was filtered and the filtrate was concentrated in vacuo. The residue was purified on silica (Eluent: heptane/ethyl acetate 0 to 20%) to provide 76 mg (52%) of the title compound as a colorless oil. MS (m/e): 235.3 (M+H).

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