Chloroacetic Acid → HCID 86737485, compound

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Chloroacetic acid (19.4 g, 0.205 mol) was added to a stirred solution of the N-ethylethylenediamine diaquo complex (0.92 mol). The solution was adjusted to pH 5-6 with potassium hydoroxide, and then warmed to give a pale yellow precipitate. The mixture was stirred overnight and the solid filtered off, washed with water (20 ml), ethanol (25 ml) and dried in vacuo at 60° C. for four hours.

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