Acetyl chloride → N-Acetyl-3,4-dimethoxyphenethylamine

Reaction equation

[CH3:1][O:2][C:3]1[CH:4]=[C:5]([CH2:11][CH2:12][NH2:13])[CH:6]=[CH:7][C:8]=1[O:9][CH3:10].C(N(CC)CC)C.[C:21](Cl)(=[O:23])[CH3:22]>C(Cl)(Cl)Cl>[C:21]([NH:13][CH2:12][CH2:11][C:5]1[CH:6]=[CH:7][C:8]([O:9][CH3:10])=[C:3]([O:2][CH3:1])[CH:4]=1)(=[O:23])[CH3:22]

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Procedure

To a stirred solution of β-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)ethylamine (100 g, 0.552 m) and triethylamine (66.6 g, 0.66 m) in CHCl3 (1 liter) was added acetyl chloride (47.1 g, 0.60 mole) dropwise over a period of 30 min. and the mixture stirred overnight. The mixture was washed with 3×500 ml H2O, dried over MgSO4 and evaporated to a solid. The solid was dissolved in 500 ml hot CCl4, 300 ml cyclohexane added and allowed to cool slowly. The crystallized solid was collected by filtration and dried to afford N-acetyl-3,4-dimethoxyphenethylamine as a white solid, 112.1 g (91% yield). m.p. 99°-100°.