Acetic Anhydride → 2-[3-(Decylcarbamoyl)propyloxy]ethylacetate

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In a glass reaction vessel 17.7 grams (0.0616 mole) of N-decyl-4-(2-hydroxyethoxy)butyramide was admixed with 25.3 grams (0.25 mole) of acetic anhydride in the presence of 4 grams sodium acetate catalyst. This mixture was heated to 100° C. on a steam bath until a reaction was completed within a period of 3 hours. The mixture was then drowned in water, salted out and phase separated. The upper liquid phase was dried to 17.8 grams of liquid product having a refractive index η d25 =1.4586 and an IR of 6.09 mu.

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