3-Hydroxybenzaldehyde → 3-[2-(dimethylamino)ethoxy]benzaldehyde

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To a mixture of 3-hydroxybenzaldehyde (5.44 g, 44.55 mmol), K2CO3 (13.6 g) and DMF (50 ml) was added in portions 2-dimethylaminoethylchloride hydrochloride (7.1 g). The reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature overnight, filtered and the filtrate was stripped. The residue was diluted with 1N HCl (300 ml), and extracted with ether, and the ether layer was dried over MgSO4 and stripped. The acidic aqueous layer was cooled and then treated with 8N NaOH till basic, then it was extracted with ether (3×150 ml). The ether layers were combined, dried over MgSO4, filtered and stripped to afford, as an oily liquid, 1.43 g of 3-[2-(dimethylamino)ethoxy]benzaldehyde.

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