Dimethylformamide → Diethyl benzyliminodiacetate

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Into a 5-L three-necked flask, 523.2 g (2.765 moles) of diethyl iminodiacetate, 465.4 g (5.540 moles) of sodium hydrogencarbonate and 1.4L of DMF (dimethylformamide) were put, and, keeping the mixture at about 40° C., 473.5 g (2.768 moles) of benzyl bromide was slowly dropwise added thereto with stirring. Thereafter, the mixture was stirred at about 40° C. for 16 hours. After the reaction was completed, 1.5L of water was added to the reaction product, which was then extracted with toluene (500 ml×four times). The organic layer formed was washed with water and dried with Glauber's salt. Thereafter, the solvent was evaporated to dryness to obtain 780 g of diethyl N-benzyliminodiacetate (yield: 98.8%).

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