Sodium Hydroxide → 2,5-Dimethyl-4-(2,5-dimethyl-1-pyrrolyl)aniline

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A mixture of the product from stage b) (0.6 g), aqueous sodium hydroxide solution (10 ml, 10%) and ethanol (30 ml) was heated under reflux for 24 hours. On cooling, the mixture was extracted with diethyl ether (x2). The combined diethyl ether extracts were water washed, dried (MgSO4) and concentrated to give a crude product. Filtration through silica gave the title product.

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