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  1. G.Patton

    Amphetamine from P2P (phenyl-2-propanone)

    Introduction Amphetamine can be obtained in a 30% yield in a one-step synthesis by refluxing phenylacetone in ethanol with ammonia, aluminium grit, and a small quantity of mercuric chloride. By trying out this reaction procedure for amphetamine, it was found that the yield of the reaction was...
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