Formaldehyde → HCID 70211536, compound

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A mixture of 2.77g of 3-phenylcycloheptanone, 2.52 g of methylphenethylamine hydrochloride and 1.23 ml of an aqueous formaldehyde solution (36%) were heated on a water bath for 2 hours under vigorous stirring and with the introduction of nitrogen. The mixture was then evaporated under vacuum, the residue was extracted 3 times with diethylether/n-hexane=1/1 and dried under vacuum. 5.4 g of the crude title compound were then obtained.

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