2-(Dimethylamino)ethanol → HCID 12992938, compound

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To a powdered suspension of NaH (55 mg, 4.8 mmol) in toluene (4 mL) was added 2-(N,N-dimethylamino)ethanol (321 mg, 3.6 mmol). The mixture was stirred for 10 minutes, after which compound (i), above, (751 mg, 2.4 mmol) was added and the mixture refluxed 16 h. The mixture was allowed to cool to room temperature and then diluted with CH2Cl2. The organic extract was washed with water and brine and dried over anhydrous Na2SO4. The crude residue was purified by flash chromatography to give the title product as a white solid (390 mg, 61% yield).

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