2-Ethyl-6-methylaniline → 1H-Pyrrole-2,5-dione, 1-(2-ethyl-6-methylphenyl)-

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196 g of maleic acid arthydride were dissolved in 2.5 l of diisopropyl ether at room temperature. A solution of 270.4 g of 2-ethyl-6-methyl-aniline in 200 ml of diisopropyl ether was added dropwise at room temperature in the course of 4 hours, the resulting suspension was cooled to 15° to 20° C. and the solid was filtered off with suction and introduced into a mixture of 670 ml of acetic arthydride and 65 g of anhydrous sodium acetate. The suspension formed was heated to 100° C., while stirring, stirred at this temperature for 30 minutes, subsequently cooled to 30° C. and introduced into 1.3 l of ice-water. The precipitate was filtered off with suction, washed with ice-water and petroleum ether and dried. 321 g of N-(2-ethyl-6-methylphenyl)-maleimide (92.9% of theory) with a content of 97.8% by weight (determined by HPLC) and a melting point of 84.5° to 85° C. were obtained.

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