2-(Benzyloxy)-N,N-diethylacetamide → N,N-Diethyl-2-hydroxyacetamide

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2.20 g (9.9 mmol) of 2-(benzyloxy)-N,N-diethylacetamide were dissolved in 45 ml of ethyl acetate, and 200 mg of Pd/C (10%) were added. The reaction mixture was stirred under an atmosphere of hydrogen for 24 hours and then filtered through kieselguhr. The filtrate was evaporated to dryness, and N,N-diethyl-2-hydroxyacetamide was obtained as a colorless residue.

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