Butylamine → 2-methyl-propyl N-butylaminoacetate

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Reaction Conditions

Reaction Steps

20 g (0.27 mol) of n-butylamine are dissolved in 100 ml of acetonitrile, and 7.8 g (0.04 mol) of 2-methylpropyl bromoacetate are added at 20° C. The mixture is stirred for 2 hours at 20° C. and subjected to rotary evaporation, the residue is taken up in methylene chloride/water, the organic phase is dried and subjected to rotary evaporation, and the residue is filtered over silica gel (eluent hexane:acetone=7:3). 5.3 g (71% of theory) of 2-methyl-propyl N-butylaminoacetate are obtained.

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