“…/V-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)propionamide was prepared from 4-aminophenol by a standard synthetic procedure (10) and recrystallized from water (mp 170 °C, lit. (11) mp 169-171 °C). 2and 3-Methyl-4-aminophenol were prepared from the corresponding methyl phenol by nitrosation and subsequent reduction (12).…”