Propylamine → N-(1-propyl)-4-acetoxyphenylacetamide

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To an ice-cold solution of 1-propylamine (9 g) in water (50 ml) was added solution of 4-acetoxyphenylacetyl chloride (10.6 g) in diethyl ether (100 ml), keeping the temperature of the mixture between 15° and 25° C. with external cooling. The ether layer was separated, washed with brine and evaporated to give N-(1-propyl)-4-acetoxyphenylacetamide as a pale yellow oil, essentially pure by TLC, which was used without further purification or characterisation.

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