“…-7.2 (m, 5 H, aromatics), 8.25 (broad, 4 H, OH, NH2+, COOH). Isomer B gave oxalate 10 (507o): mp 160°; NMR (Me2SO-c¡6) 2.42 (s, 3 H, C=CCH3), 3.1 (m, 6 H, CH2N, CH2C=C), 3.78 (s, 6 H, CH30), 5.2 (m, 1 H, CHO-), 6.8 (m, 5 H, aromatics), 8.3 (broad, a-bromomethyl-5-methyl-2-thienylmethanol (5.0 g) in toluene (100 ml) was allowed to react with 3,4-methylenedioxyphenethylamine obtained from the corresponding hydrochloride 2 (6.5 g) at reflux temperature for 8 h. The basic products were isolated and purified by chromatography to yield n-(3,4-methylenedioxyphenethylaminomethyl)-5-methyl-2-thienylmethanol (1.74 g, 25%): mp 93-94°; NMR (CDC13) 2.42 (s, 3 H, CH3C<), 2.8 (m, 6 H, CH2N, CH2C=C), 3.1 (s, 2 , NH, OH), 4.9 (t, J = 6 Hz, 1 H, CHO-), 5.9 (s, 2 H, 0CH20), 6.7 (m, 5 H, aromatics). The hydrochloride 12 was prepared in the usual manner and crystallized from methyl ethyl ketone-methanol-ether: mp 183-185°; NMR b 2.49 (s, 3 H, CH3C«), 3.1 (m, 6 H, CH2N, CH2C=C), 5.25 (m, 1 H, CHO-), 6.0 (m, 2 H, CH20), 6.6-7.2 (m, 5 H, aromatics).…”