L-(+)-Cysteine → HCID 53800139, compound

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109.5 g (0.9 mol) L-cysteine was placed in a 2000 ml flask, and dissolved with 1000 ml water, to which was added 24 ml of 1 mol/l NaOH solution. In an ice bath, 96 ml (1.8 mol) ethylene oxide was slowly added dropwise into the cysteine solution. After stirring 1 h, the ice bath was removed and the mixture was warmed to room temperature and further reacted for 1 h. The reaction product was extracted with 1000 ml anhydrous ethyl ether for four times, while collecting the aqueous layers. The aqueous layers were evaporated to dryness obtaining a yellow crystal product. The yellow crystal product was recrystallized with water:ethanol=85 ml:350 ml, filtered, washed with 2000 ml of 95% ethanol, and dried obtaining 121.8 g of a white crystal product, yield 74.3%.

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