Sodium Hydroxide → 5-Hexadecylamino-2-furancarboxylic acid

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A mixture of 2.0 g. of ethyl 5-hexadecylamino-2-furancarboxylate, 10 ml. of ethanol, and 2.0 ml. of 1 N sodium hydroxide is stirred under reflux for 3 hours and then allowed to cool. The mixture is concentrated in vacuo, diluted with water, and adjusted to pH 5 with the dropwise addition of dilute hydrochloric acid. The solid is collected by filtration, washed with water, and dried to yield the product.

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