N-Methylaniline → 6-[Methyl(phenyl)amino]hexan-1-OL

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Reaction Steps

6-Chlorohexyl alcohol (1.4 g), N-methylaniline (1.1 g) and sodium carbonate (1.1 g) were heated at 120° C. for 9 hr. Water was added to the reaction mixture and the mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was washed with brine, dried and the solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure. The obtained residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography to give 1.1 g of 6-(N-methy-N-phenylamino)hexyl alcohol.

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