1,1-Dimethoxyethyl(dimethyl)amine → (E)-1-(dimethylamino)ethylidenethiourea

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N,N-Dimethyl acetamide dimethyl acetal (75 g, 0.56 mole) was added to a suspension of thiourea (33.0 g, 0.43 mole) in methylene chloride. The mixture was heated under reflux for 4 h. The solvent was removed and the residue was crystallized from 5% MeOH and diethyl ether affording (1E)-N′-(aminocarbonothioyl)-N,N-dimethylethanimidamide (47.8 g, 76% yield).

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