2,3,4,5-Tetrachloro-6-[4-(diethylamino)-2-methylbenzoyl]benzoic acid → 3-(2,4-Bis(diethylamino)phenyl)-3-(2-methyl-4-(diethylamino)phenyl)-4,5,6,7-tetrachlorophthalide

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A mixture of 2-(2-methyl-4-(diethylamino)benzoyl)3,4,5,6-tetrachlorobenzoic acid (44.9 g.), N,N,N',N'-tetraethyl-m-phenylenediamine (29.7 g.) and acetic anhydride (50 ml.) was heated (at 85°- 90° C.) during three hours. The resulting crystalline product was washed with methanol, slurried in hot ethanol and washed again with methanol, affording 3-(2,4-bis(diethylamino)phenyl)-3-(2-methyl-4-(diethylamino)phenyl)-4,5,6,7-tetrachlorophthalide (I: X= Y4 = (CH3CH2)2N, Y2 = CH3, Z4 = Z5 = Z6 = Z7 = Cl) (34. 1 g., m.p. 162°- 164° C.).

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