Sodium Hydroxide → N-[2-Hydroxy-2-(4-methoxyphenyl)ethyl]-2-(2-chloro-3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)ethylamine

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10.58 g of N-(2-chloro-3,4-dimethoxyphenylethyl)-4-methoxymandelamide was dissolved in 105.8 ml of toluene. A solution of 16.5 ml of Vitrite in 16.5 ml of toluene was added dropwise to the solution at room temperature. Then the reaction was conducted at 50° C. for 4 hours. After cooling, 100 ml of a 10% NaOH solution was added dropwise thereto and the mixture was left to stand overnight. Crystals thus formed were separated by filtration, washed with water and dried to obtain 7.87 g (yield: 77.2%) of N-[2-hydroxy-2-(4-methoxyphenyl)ethyl]-2-(2-chloro-3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)ethylamine.

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