Potassium Carbonate → N-Hydroxyhexyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinoline

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A stirred solution of 133.2 g (1 mole) of 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinoline, 181.1 g (1 mole) of 6-bromohexanol, and 138.2 g (1 mole) of potassium carbonate in toluene is heated at 80° C. for 3 hours. The solution is cooled to room temperature, and the solids are removed by filtration. The solvent is removed in vacuo, and the N-hydroxyhexyltetrahydroquinoline is purified by chromatography (silica gel, hexane:ethyl acetate).

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