Ethanol → 4-(3-(1-Phenylethyl)-2,3,4,8-tetrahydrochromeno[6,7-e][1,3]oxazin-7-yl)phenol

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4′,7-Dihydroxyisoflav-3-ene (0.45 g, 1.87 mmol) was dissolved in ethanol (ca 40 mL) and heated to 80-90° C. A solution of methylbenzylamine (0.44 mL, 4.03 mmol) and 37% formaldehyde (0.35 mL, 123 mmol) in ethanol (ca. 20 mL) was added to the dehydroequol solution. The reaction mixture was refluxed for approximately 7 hours and after cooling to room temperature the volume was concentrated in vacuo. The mixture was left in the fridge to crystallise. The yellow solid was collected under suction and the filtrate evaporated to dryness to obtain a second crop of the title compound, (combined yield 0.17 g, 23%).

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