1-Bromo-3-chloropropane → N-[3-(3-Chloropropoxy)phenyl]urea

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A mixture of 45.6 g (0.3 mole) of 1-(3-hydroxyphenyl)urea, 94.5 g (0.6 mole) of 1-bromo-3-chloropropane, 124.4 g (0.9 mole) of anhydrous potassium carbonate and 1 liter of acetone was heated at reflux with mechanical stirring for 20 hr. The mixture was concentrated and the residue was slurried with 1.5 liters of water. The mixture was filtered and the filter cake was recrystallized from isopropanol to yield 57.0 g (83%) of off-white solid, m.p. 141°-143° C.

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