nitrilotriacetic acid anhydride

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30 mL of acetanhydride (317 mmol) was added to a slurry of nitrilotriacetic acid N(CH2CO2H)3 50.0g (261.5 mmol) in DMF 100mL. N-methylimidazole 0.21mL (1 mol%) was added and the mixture was stirred and heated on a 60 C oil bath for 6 hours under Ar – the mixture gradually became homogenous. Neat allyl bromide 0.5mL (2.2 mol%) was then added and the heating was continued for additional 30 min, to inactivate the catalyst. The flask was finally equipped with a shortpath distillation adapter and the mixture was concentrated by vacuum distillation from a 60 C oil bath (1 to 0.1 Torr; the receiving flask was chilled with liquid nitrogen). With most volatiles removed and the distillation residue solidifying, the distillation was terminated and the distillation flask was cooled to ambient temperature under Ar. The residue was dissolved in acetone 300mL (15 min stirring at ambient temperature. Fisher histology grade acetone…

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