Racemic p-Methoxysynephrine Hydrochloride.-(-)-Synephrine (1 g) was added slowly to an excess of thionyl chloride (15 g) under nitrogen. Reaction was complete after a few minutes, and the chloro compound which precipitated was filtered and washed first with benzene and then with ether (yield 0.95 9). The chloro compound was refluxed in 10 ml of methanol in a water bath at 60'for 1 hr. The mixture was evaporated to a small volume on a flash ...
