Formic Acid → HCID 13714725, compound

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A mixture of 0.39 g of alpha-isopropyl-alpha-[2-[N-[3-(2-methoxyphenoxy)propyl]amino]ethyl]-3,4,5-trimethoxyphenylacetonitrile, 1 ml of 37% formalin, and 1 ml of 90% formic acid was refluxed for 1 hour. After cooling, to the mixture were added water and potassium carbonate to make it alkaline. The solution was extracted with chloroform. The extract was washed with water, dried, and evaporated to give 0.23 g of desired compound as a yellow oil.

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