Hydrochloric Acid → 2,6-Diethyl-2,3,6-trimethylpiperidin-4-one

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19.6 g of 2,4,6-triethyl-2,6-dimethyl-1,2,5,6-tetrahydropyrimidine and 0.4 g of ammonium bromide were added to 200 ml of methanol. To the mixture were added dropwise 10 g of a 37% aqueous hydrochloric acid solution at 10° C, with stirring. When the addition was complete, the whole mixture was stirred at room temperature for 4 hours, after which 20 ml of 18% aqueous hydrochloric acid were then added. The mixture was then heated at 30' - 40° C for 7 hours and allowed to stand overnight at room temperature. The resulting mixture was made alkaline by addition of a 40% aqueous solution of potassium carbonate and, after evaporating off the methanol under reduced pressure, the mixture was extracted with diethyl ether. The ethereal extract was dried over potassium carbonate, after which the diethyl ether was removed. The residue was then distilled under reduced pressure, giving 15.1 g of the title compound as an oil boiling at 91° - 93° C/2.0 mmHg.

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