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HRID 3974Generated: October 23, 2026

Water → Methyl 2-(methylamino)-2-phenylacetate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantWaterHCID 962—
ReactantMethanamine, hydrochloride (1:1)HCID 11637—
ReactantBenzeneacetic acid, alpha-bromo-, methyl esterHCID 137806—
ReactantSodium BicarbonateHCID 516892—
CatalystBenzyl triethylammonium chlorideHCID 66133—
SolventDichloromethaneHCID 6344—
ProductMethyl 2-(methylamino)-2-phenylacetateHCID 1385235871.2%

Reaction Steps

In this example a mixture containing 30.7 g of methyl bromo-phenylacetate, 36.2 g of methyl ammonium chloride (i.e. CH3NH3Cl); 3.0 g of benzyltriethylammonium chloride and 67.5 g of sodium bicarbonate in about 300 ml of methylene chloride (and about 25 ml of water) was warmed to refluxed and refluxed for about 18 hours. The mixture was then cooled and washed three times with water, dried over magnesium sulfate and concentrated by vacuum evaporation affording 17.1 g of the title compound as an oil.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04723031
Source datasetuspto-grants-1988_02
ORD IDord-c156814239954cc794d18661347d1e7d
Source noteuspto-grants-1988_02