Acetaldehyde → HCID 10993945, compound

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Reaction Conditions

Reaction Steps

180 g (3 mols) of sodium sulphate and 3 ml of dimethylbenzylamine were added to 121 g (1 mol) of 2,6-dimethylaniline in 200 ml of methylene chloride. 88 g (2 mols) of acetaldehyde were added to the mixture at 0° C. The mixture was stirred at 0° C. for 4 hours and was filtered, and the filtrate was concentrated in vacuo at a maximum bath temperature of 20° C. 140 g (95.2% of theory) of N-ethylidene-2,6-dimethylaniline were obtained as a reddish oil.

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