Octylamine → HCID 4147229, compound

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Reaction Steps

Octylamine was acrylated with one equivalent of heptanoyl chloride to provide N-octylhexanecarboxamide. The amide was reduced by reaction with diborane in tetrahydrofuran to provide N-heptyloctylamine. To a cold stirred solution of 19.79 g. of N-heptyloctylamine and 23.4 g. of sodium carbonate in 82 ml. of acetone and 82 ml. of water was added dropwise over thirty minutes a solution of 13.7 ml. of acetyl chloride in 164 ml. of acetone. The reaction mixture was stirred for twelve hours following complete addition, after which time the solvent was removed by evaporation under reduced pressure. The residual oil was dissolved in diethyl ether and washed with water and with 2 N hydrochloric acid. The ethereal solution then was dried and the solvent was removed by evaporation to provide 22.48 g. of N-heptyl-N-octylacetamide.

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