Acetone → 1-Benzyl-3-phenylurea

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A mixture of 1.1 g benzylamine and 5 ml aceton was added dropwise to a suspension of 1.5 g phenylcarbamoyl-benzoic acid sulfimide with 20 ml aceton, under stirring. The reaction mixture was stirred for 35 minutes at room temperature, then diluted with 150 ml water and cooled to 5° C. The precipitated solid product was filtered, washed with water and dried. 1.02 g 1-phenyl-3-benzylurea was obtained with a melting point of from 170° to 172° C.

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