Water → HCID 86739174, compound

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Zinc bis(methyl-glutamate) was prepared by reacting 12.2 grams of zinc oxide and 48.3 grams of monomethyl-glutamate also known in the art as glutamic acid 5-methyl ester as named in C.A.S. Reg. No. 1499-55-4, pg. 458 Aldrich Catalog Handbook 1979-80 in 500 ml of toluene in a one-liter, one-neck round-bottom flask equipped with a magnetic stirrer, reflux condenser and Dean-Stark Trap. The mixture was refluxed to obtain a theoretical amount of water in the Dean-Stark Trap. A white powdery product was recovered by filtration.

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