Water → Pyrinuron

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A mixture of 5.88 g (0.03 mole) of methyl N-(4-nitrophenyl)-carbamate, 2.70 g (0.025 mole) of 3-aminomethyl-pyridine, 9.6 ml of Gemanin CS 302D (a mixture of N,N-dimethyl-C10-18 alkylamines sold by the firm Hoechst AG) and 50 ml of xylene is filled into a flask equipped with a 20 cm Vigreux column and a Dean-Stark trap, and the mixture is boiled for 2 hours. During this period 6 ml of a mixture of water, methanol and xylene accumulate in the trap. The mixture is filtered when hot, the crystalline end-product is washed twice with 5 ml of hot xylene, each, and then with a few amount of acetone and dried. 6.0 g (88.2%) of N-(4-nitrophenyl)-N'-(3-pyridylmethyl)-urea are obtained; m.p.: 223°-225° C.

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