Preparation/of 1, J,-dintethoxydurene. One gram of 1, 4-dimethoxy-2; 5-dichloromethyl-3, 6- dimethylbenzene12 was refluxed for 4 hr. with an excess of lithium aluminum hydride in 25 m!. of absolute ether. The unchanged lithium aluminum hydride was decomposed with ethyl acetate and then the metal complex was destroyed with water. After removing the metal hydroxides by filtration, the filtrate was stripped of solvent in vacuo and the resulting ...
