Diethylamine → N,N-diethylglycylglycineanilide

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A solution of chloroacetylglycineanilide (10.0 g; 0.0443 mole) and diethylamine (9.7 g; 0.133 mole) in benzene (125 ml) was heated under reflux for 5 hours. The solution was cooled and diluted with ether (125 ml) whereby a crystalline mixture of diethylamine hydrochloride and N,N-diethylglycylglycineanilide (as base) was obtained. The mixture was shaken with cold water (2 × 100 ml) and the crystalline residue was recrystallized from water-isopropanol. The desired compound melted at 162°-164°C. Yield: 2.6 g (22.3 %).

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