Sodium Hydroxide → 2,2-Dimethyl-N-[(1R)-1-phenylethyl]propanamide

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In 1,300 ml of water is dissolved 130 g of sodium hydroxide and in the solution is suspended 188 g of (1R)-1-phenylethylamine, after which 287 ml of pivaloyl chloride is dropwise added to the suspension at 20° C. over 40 minutes. The resulting mixture is stirred at the same temperature for 1.5 hours and the crystals deposited are collected by filtration to obtain 289 g of N-[(1R)-1-phenylethyl]-2,2-dimethylpropanamide.

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