Acetic Anhydride → N-{[2-(Methoxymethyl)phenyl]methyl}acetamide

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604 g (4 moles) of o-aminomethylbenzyl methyl ether were dissolved in 1,500 ml of toluene, and 408 g (4 moles) of acetic anhydride were added to the stirred and cooled solution at a rate such that 60° C. was not exceeded. Stirring was continued, the mixture was neutralized with 424 g of 25% strength sodium hydroxide solution, and the aqueous phase was separated off. When the organic phase was evaporated down, 656 g (85% of theory) of the acylated benzyl ether of melting point 67°-68° C. crystallized.

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