3600 NOTES Vol. 76 chloride were heated on a steam-bath for five hours. Unreacted thionyl chloride was removed by further heating at 15 mm. The residual crude acid chloride weighed 175 g. Ethyl Adipamate (I) from 11. By Aqueous Ammonolysis.-Two liters of aqueous ammonia (28%) was cooled to-8'and 175 g. of crude I1 was added with continuous agitation over a period of 90 minutes, maintaining the temperature at about-7". The white ...