Water → N-(2-phenylethyl)acetamide

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Triethylamine (1.26 ml, 9.08 mmol), followed by acetyl chloride (0.64 ml, 9.08 mmol) was added to a solution of 2-phenylethylamine (1.04 ml, 8.25 mmol) in dichloromethane (16 ml) at 0° . After 2 hours, the solution was poured into water and extracted thoroughly with ethyl ether. Evaporation of the dried (magnesium sulfate) extracts gave an oil, which was purified on silica using 80% ethyl acetate/hexane. The title amide was obtained as a colorless solid.

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