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When acid is added to the reaction mixture after refluxing, the amino group is protonated, making it soluble in water. When the Na2CO3 is added, the proton is removed and the benzocaine is no longer soluble. Thus it begins to precipitate out of solution when the reaction mixture is neutralized.

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