Dichloromethane → N,N-Diethyl-2-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)acetamide

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7.92 g (0.03 Mol) of (3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)acetic acid are stirred overnight in 40 ml of heptane and 20 ml of dichloromethane with 4 ml of thionyl chloride and 4 drops of N,N-dimethylformamide. An additional 90 ml of heptane are added and then 90 ml of solvent and the excess amount of thionyl chloride are distilled off. The residual solution is cooled to room temperature and then 7.5 ml (0.072 mol) of diethylamine are added dropwise. The mixture is stirred one hour, then washed with water, 5% hydrochloric acid and water again. The solvent is evaporated in vacuo, and the residue is crystallized twice from acetonitrile to give 6.5 g of the intermediate product as colorless needles, melting at 111°-113° C.

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