Dimethylformamide dimethyl acetal → Thiourea, [(dimethylamino)methylene]phenyl-

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6.1 G. PHENYLTHIOUREA AND 4.3 G. DIMETHYL FORMAMIDE DIMETHYLACETAL WERE SUSPENDED IN 100 ML. OF BENZENE WITH ~ 100 MG OF P-TOLUENE SULFURIC ACID AND THE MIXTURE DISTILLED THROUGH A 6 PLATE DISTILLING COLUMN. The methanol-benzene azeotrope, bp 57°C, came off rapidly. After the bp rose to 80°C, the mixture was cooled and the product crystallized from the benzene. The yield was 6.3 g of solid m.p. 131°-138°C which was triturated with ether to give 6 g m.p. 139°-143°C.

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