Ammonia → HCID 178512022, compound

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To a stirring suspension of N-(3-benzyloxy-2-pyridyl)-N'-(4-chlorophenyl)thiourea (1.5 g, 0.00406 mol) in ammonia-saturated methanol (30 ml) was added yellow mercuric oxide (2.2 g, 0.01 mol). Stirring was continued for 20 h, then the solvent evaporated and the black residue treated with chloroform and filtered through celite. The filtrate was evaporated to a whim solid, which was recrystallised from ethyl acetam. Yield 0.76 g (53%), m.p. 170°-172 ° C.

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