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Potassium phthalimide
Potassium
phthalimide
is a
chemical compound
of
formula
C
8
H
4
KNO
2
. It is the
potassium salt
of phthalimide, and usually
presents
as
fluffy
, very
pale
yellow
crystals
. It can
be prepared
by
adding
a
hot
solution
of phthalimide in
ethanol
to a solution of
potassium hydroxide
in ethanol; the
desired
product
precipitates
.
This
compound
is a
commercially
available
reagent
used in the
Gabriel synthesis
of
amines
.
