Potassium Hydroxide → N,N'-bis(4-anilinophenyl)-4,10-dithia-7-oxatridecanediamide

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To a suspension of 100 grams of N-(4-anilinophenyl) acrylamide in 1200 milliliters of ethanol was added 29 grams of 2-mercaptoethyl ether. A solution of 5 grams of potassium hydroxide in 50 milliliters of ethanol was added at 20°C. Within 5 minutes the temperature began to rise, reaching a maximum of 29°C. after about 15 minutes. As the temperature began to rise, product began to precipitate. The reaction mixture was stirred for 1 hour and the solid product was then filtered off and allowed to dry. There was obtained 123 grams (95 percent of theory) of product which melted at 154°-156° C.

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