Potassium phthalimide

Potassium phthalimide is a chemical compound of formula C8H4KNO2.

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.

[1] This compound is a commercially available reagent used in the Gabriel synthesis of amines.

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