Benzylamine → HCID 89315947, compound

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A mixture of (E)-4-(dimethylamino)-1,1-dimethoxybut-3-en-2-one (11 g, 63.5 mmol) and benzylamine (6.94 ml, 63.5 mmol) in toluene (130 ml) was stirred under reflux for 4 hours. Evaporated to dryness under vacuum, the residue was applied on a column, eluted with petroleum ether-ethyl acetate mixture 3:1, fractions collected to give (E)-4-(benzylamino)-1,1-dimethoxybut-3-en-2-one (6.4 g, 27.2 mmol, 42.8% yield) as dark yellow oil.

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