Sodium Hydroxide → 4-(Dimethylamino)-4-phenylcyclohexan-1-one

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The residue (N,N-dimethyl-8-phenyl-1,4-dioxaspiro-[4.5]decan-8-amine) was taken up in aqueous HCl at pH 1. It was stirred for 1 hour at 65° C. The batch was cooled and brought to pH 4 with NaOH solution. 2-MTHF (52 ml) was then added. The mixture was alkalised with NaOH at 15-25° C. to pH≧12. The organic phase was concentrated at 45° C. and at reduced pressure (<10 mbar). The residue was dissolved at 65° C. in twice the amount of isopropanol/H2O 60/40. The batch was stirred overnight at −10° C. The precipitate was suctioned off, subsequently washed with cold isopropanol/H2O and dried overnight in a drying cupboard (45° C., <100 mbar).

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