Dimethylamine → HCID 11286707, compound

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The starting material is prepared as follows: The solution of 141 g of α,p-dichlorotoluene in 200 ml of tetrahydrofuran is added dropwise to an ice-cold saturated solution of dimethylamine in 1 liter of tetrahydrofuran and the mixture stirred for 2 days at 25°. It is diluted with diethyl ether, washed with 2N aqueous sodium hydroxide, the organic layer dried, evaporated, the residue distilled and the fraction boiling at 106°/12 mm Hg collected, to yield the N,N-dimethyl-4-chlorobenzylamine.

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