С2Н5//216 224 232 251 274 295 (dec.) 9.51 9.58** reduced pressure. Some physical properties of II are summarized in Table I. The second stage is the acetylation of the secondary amino and hydroxyl group in II, which can be effected by two equivalent amounts of acetic anhydride. The reaction proceeds spontaneously with the evolution of heat, and the subsequent distillation under reduced pressure gives III almost in a quantitative yield.