Ethanolamine → HCID 3884686, compound

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A mixture of m-methoxybenzaldehyde (2.00 g., 14.7 mmoles) and hydantoin (1.47 g.) in water (12 ml) was heated to 70°; monoethanolamine (1.35 g., 1.5 molar ratio) was then added and the mixture was heated in an oil bath at 90°-92° for 4 hours with magnetic stirring. Isolation in the usual manner gave the title compound as a beige solid (2.56 g.), m.p. 229°-231° .

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