Ethanolamine → Ethanediamide, N1,N2-bis(2-hydroxyethyl)-

Participants

Reaction Steps

A suspension of N,N'-diacetyloxamide (10 g, 0.058 mol) in anhydrous methyl alcohol (50 ml) is charged into a four-necked flask equipped with a reflux condenser, an inlet tube for nitrogen, a dropping funnel, a thermometer, and a magnetic stirrer. A solution of monoethanolamine (8.2 g, 0.134 mol) in anhydrous methyl alcohol (20 ml) is gradually dripped in at 25° C. The reaction is exothermic and the temperature rises up to 60° C. The reaction is allowed to proceed at this temperature for 2 hours, then the reaction mixture is cooled and the precipitate is recovered by filtration. The compound of the title is thus obtained (9.5 g, 0.054 mol, 93% yield) with m.p. 166°-69° C.

Provenance & Evidence