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Gabriel Synthesis
The Gabriel Synthesis provides primary amines using phthalic acid as a catalyst:
phthalic acid + NH3 --------> H2O + phthalic imide
The product reacts with an alkyl halide to an alkyl phthalic imide.
This dissolves with sulphuric acid to phthalic acid an the primary amine
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