Basic 4, 5-diphenyl-1, 3-dioxolanes (Table I) were obtained by interaction of 2-bromomethyl- 4, 5-diphenyl-(I) or 2-(P-chloroethyl)-4, 5-diphenyl-1, 3-dioxolane (11) with an amine. Among the amines employed were hexa-, hepta-and octamethylenimine. The required intermediate I was prepared from hydrobenzoin and bromoacetal by a described proced~ re.~ The second intermediate I1 was synthesized by interaction of hydrobenzoin with p- ...