“…A 50-g (515 mmol) sample of furfurylamine, 1 L of toluene, benzophenone (78 g (430 mmol)), and BF 3 ·OEt 2 (5.5 mL (43 mmol)) were placed in a 2-L round-bottom flask with a Dean−Stark trap and heated at reflux for 12 h. The solvent was removed under reduced pressure to give imine 29 as a yellow solid. Recrystallization from MeOH gave 101 g (90%) of pure white crystals: mp 51−53 °C (lit . mp 52−53 °C); IR (thin film) 1623, 1576, 1446, 1290, and 1006 cm -1 ; 1 H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl 3 ) δ 4.57 (s, 2H), 6.24 (dd, 1H, J = 3.2 and 0.8 Hz), 6.34 (dd, 1H, J = 3.2 and 2.0 Hz), 7.25 (m, 2H), 7.35 (m, 4H), 7.48 (m, 3H), 7.67 (m, 2H); 13 C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl 3 ) δ 51.1, 106.3, 110.2, 127.7, 128.0, 128.6, 130.1, 136.3, 139.5, 141.6, 153.7, and 169.9.…”