Ethylene Oxide → 2-[Benzyl(2-hydroxyethyl)amino]benzamide

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o-Benzylaminobenzamide (62 g) was added to a cold solution of 85 ml ethylene oxide in 500 ml acetic acid, the mixture stirred 22 hours at room temperature and concentrated on the rotovap to remove 250 ml acetic acid. The remainder was made alkaline with 10% NaOH and the solid filtered washed with water and recrystallized from 300 ml ethyl acetate to give 48.5 g. product, m.133-7°.

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