Water → HCID 54456186, compound

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Reaction Steps

4-Methylbenzaldehyde (MBA) (0.50 mols-60 grams) is admixed with guanidine hydrochloride (0.25 mols, 25 grams) in molar ratio of 2:1. They are then heated under reflux in 150 ml of toluene under a Dean Stark water collector trap for approximately 17 hours to collect the theoretical amount of H2 0 evolved. The hot solution is rapidly decanted to ensure the removal of insoluble residues. The solution is then evaporated to dryness on a rotary evaporator. The crude immine is then recrystalized twice from absolute ethanol.

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