Diethyl Ether → 1-(Benzyloxy)-3-phenylurea

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Under a nitrogen atmosphere, a flask was charged sequentially with O-benzylhydroxylamine hydrochloride (37.5 g, 0.23 mole), water (40 mL) and diethyl ether (400 mL). The resulting mixture was cooled to 0° C. and a solution of sodium hydroxide (9.4 g, 0.23 mole) in water (40 mL) was added dropwise. After 0.5 hour, phenyl isocyanate (25.5 mL, 0.23 mole) was added. A white precipitate formed. The reaction was maintained at ambient temperature for 2 hours. The precipitate was isolated by filtration, washed with water and dried to provide 46.2 g of 1-benzyloxy-3-phenyl urea as a white crystalline solid.

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