Dimethylamine → Thiourea, N'-(3-hydroxyphenyl)-N,N-dimethyl-

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1-(meta-hydroxyphenyl)-3,3-dimethyl-2-thiourea, tertbutylcarbamate is prepared by charging to a suitable vessel about 25 g. (approximately 0.1 mole) meta-hydroxyphenyl isothiocyanate, tert-butylcarbamate dissolved in about 150 ml. of methanol, and adding, with stirring about 154 g. (approximately 0.12 moles) of 40 percent aqueous dimethylamine mixed with about 50 ml. of methanol in a single increment. The mass quickly solidifies as the temperature rises from about room temperature to about 60°C. The mass is cooled to about 15°C., separated from the residual liquid by filtration, washed with four 150 ml. portions of a 75 percent methanol/25 percent water solution and dried under vacuum overnight.

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