Water → 3-Phenoxybenzylidene-3-pentylamine

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Reaction Steps

60.5 g (0.226 mol) of N-3-pentylidene-(3-phenoxybenzylamine is dissolved in 50 ml of toluene; to the solution is then added 2 g (0.0179 mol) of potassium tert-butylate, and the mixture is refluxed for 4 hours. After cooling of the reaction mixture, extraction is effected by shaking with 50 ml of water, and the organic phase is separated in a separating funnel. The toluene is distilled off in a slight water-jet vacuum to leave 56 g (0.21 mol) of 3-phenoxybenzylidene-3-pentylamine, corresponding to a yield of 92.5% of theory; b.p. 125° C./Pa.

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