Formaldehyde → HCID 131713657, compound

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Dibutylamine (129 gms.; 0.1 mole) was dissolved in isopropanol (25 gms). The solution was cooled in an ice bath and stirred during addition of aqueous formaldehyde (9 ml of 37% solution; 0.11 mole). To the solution there was added dodecylthiol (20.2 gms; 0.1 mole) in one portion and the mixture was stirred for 1 hour at room temperature. Di(butyl) aminomethyl dodecylsulfide was obtained as a clear, homogeneous solution.

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