Acetic Acid → N-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)urea

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Reaction Steps

4-aminophenol (45 g, 0.4123 mol) was charged in water and acetic acid mixture (9:1) (450 vol) to obtain a clear solution. To this clear solution was added drop wise previously prepared solution of sodium cyanate (29.48 g, 0.45358 mol) in water over a period of 1 hour. The reaction mass obtained was stirred for 6 hours at ambient temperature and filtered to obtain solid. The solid was washed with water and vacuum dried to obtain the desired product, i.e., 1-(4-hydroxyphenyl)urea (48 g).

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