p-Toluenesulfonic acid → HCID 178433514, compound

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Twenty-five g of 1-phenylsemicarbazide and 150 ml of trimethyl orthoacetate were combined, and 100 mg of p-toluenesulfonic acid was added. The mixture was stirred on a steam bath for 5 hours, and was then cooled and evaporated under vacuum. The residue was recrystallized from ethanol to obtain 24.6 g of the desired product.

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