Ethylenediamine → HCID 86733610, compound

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A heated suspension of 6-nitroveratraldehyde (168.8 g, 0.8 moles) and 1200 ml of ethanol was treated with ethylenediamine (24 g, 0.4 moles) and 200 ml of ethanol. The mixture was nearly in solution when a solid precipitated. Ethanol (500 ml) was added. The suspension was refluxed for 1.5 hrs. The resulting solid was filtered and washed with ethanol to yield 150 g (84%) of the product.

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