Formaldehyde → 2,3-Dimethoxy-5-methyl-6-[(morpholin-4-yl)methyl]benzene-1,4-diol

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A solution of 2,3-dimethoxy-5-methyl-1,4-benzohydroquinone (2.2 g), 37% formaldehyde (2.4 ml) and morpholine (2.4 ml) in dioxane (11 ml) was refluxed at 100° C. for 2 hours. The reaction mixture was evaporated to dryness and the residue was suspended in water. The suspension was extracted with chloroform and the extract was treated in a conventional manner. The residue was recrystallized from ether-hexane to give 2,3-dimethoxy-5-methyl-6-morpholinomethylhydroquinone (2.23 g), melting at 127°-130° C.

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