p-Toluenesulfonic acid → HCID 178517978, compound

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One hundred g of 1-phenylsemicarbazide was added to 500 ml of trimethyl orthoformate, and about 400 mg of p-toluenesulfonic acid was added to the mixture. It was heated on a steam bath with strong agitation for 2 hours, and was then transferred to a large flask, cooled and evaporated under vacuum. The residue was recrystallized from about 1600 ml of acetic acid to obtain 97 g of the desired intermediate, m.p. 277°-280°.

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