Water → 2-bromo-N-(4-methylpent-2-yn-4-yl)butyramide

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4-Amino-4-methylpent-2-yne hydrochloride (5.0 g) was dissolved in dry dichloromethane (200 ml) and cooled to 3° C. with stirring. 2-Bromobutyryl bromide (6.25 g) was added followed by the dropwise addition of dry triethylamine (10.93 ml) whilst maintaining the reaction at 5° C. The suspension, which had formed during the reaction, was stirred at ambient temperature for 1 hour and water was added. The organic phase was separated, washed with water, dried over magnesium sulphate then evaporated under reduced pressure. The residue was fractionated by chromatography (silica; hexane/diethyl ether, 3:1 by volume) to give the required product, 5.2 g, as a colourless solid, mp 79–81° C.

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