Diethyl Ether → HCID 66819608, compound

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A well stirred suspension of 9 g (31.5 mmol) of 2-[2-(3-Methoxy-phenyl)-2-oxo-ethoxy]-benzamide and 0.3 g (1.58 mmol) of p-toluenesulphonic acid in toluene (0.3 L) was refluxed with a Dean-Stark apparatus for 2 hours. After concentration of the solvent under reduced pressure, the residue was treated with ethyl acetate and diethyl ether and the resulting solid was filtered, washed with a mixture of the aforementioned solvents, dried in vacuo, affording 7.55 g of the title compound (83%).

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