Ethylacetimidat

synthetische

To a flask cooled to -5°C containing 61.5 gm (1.5 mole) of dry aceto-nitrile and 69.0 gm (1.5 mole) of anhydrous ethanol is added 532 gm (1.5 mole) of gaseous hydrogen chloride. The flask is stoppered and kept for 6 hr at 0°C and 4-5 days in the refrigerator. The resulting precipitate is filtered and washed with dry ether at 0°C. The salt is suspended in 500 ml of anhydrous ether and while stirring vigorously dry ammonia is passed into the suspension for 1.5 hr at -15°C. The resulting ammonium chloride is filtered and the ether solution is fractionally distilled to affect 60.0 gm (45.9%), b.p. 90°C, n24D 1.415, d23 0.872.