Ammonium Hydroxide → Benzhydrylthioacetamide

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Reaction Steps

To a solution of NH4Cl (0.29 mol, 2.0 eq) and NH4OH (300 ml) in methanol (200 mL) was added a solution of benzhydrylthioacetate (38.2 g, 0.145 mol) in methanol (50 ml) maintaining the temperature below 20° C. The reaction was stirred for 1 hour and diluted with water (100 ml) resulting in the formation of a precipitate. The precipitate was collected, washed with water and dried to give benzhydrylthioacetamide (31 g) as colorless solid.

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