p-Aminoacetophenone → Ethanone, 1-[4-(2-propynylamino)phenyl]-

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A mixture of 25 g (0.185 mol) of 4-aminoacetophenone, 12.7 ml (0.176 mol) of propargyl chloride, and 35 ml of diisopropylethylamine in 500 ml of dry toluene is stirred at 60° C. for eight hours then at 90° C. for twenty-four hours. The reaction is cooled to room temperature and poured into a saturated sodium bicarbonate solution. The organic portion is separated and concentrated in vacuo to an orange oil. The oil is chromatographed on silica gel eluting with a gradient of 20-50% ethyl acetate in hexane. The appropriate fractions are concentrated to leave a pale yellow solid. The solid is recrystallized from ethanol to give two crops of the desired product, 14.99 g (49% yield); mp 97°-100° C.

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