Dimethylformamide → N-heptyl-3,6-Diformylcarbazole

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A 271 ml quantity of DMF (3.5 mol) was added to a 1-liter, 3-neck round bottom flask equipped with mechanical stirrer, thermometer, and addition funnel. The contents were cooled in a salt/ice bath. When the temperature inside the flask reaches 0° C., 326 ml of POCl3 (3.5 mol) was slowly added. During the addition of POCl3, the temperature inside the flask was not allowed to rise above 5° C. After the addition of POCl3 was completed, the reaction mixture was allowed to warm to room temperature. A 126 g quantity of N-heptylcarbazole was then added, and the flask was heated to 90° C. for 24 hr using a heating mantle. The reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature, and the solution was added slowly to a 4.5 liter beaker containing a solution of 820 g sodium acetate dissolved in 2 liters of water. The beaker was cooled in an ice bath and stirred for 3 hr. The brownish solid obtained was filtered and washed repeatedly with water, followed by a small amount of ethanol (50 ml). The resulting product was recrystallized once from toluene using activated charcoal and dried under vacuum in an oven heated at 70° C. for 6 hr to obtain 80 g (51% yield) of N-heptyl-3,6-diformyl-carbazole.

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