Phenethylamine → HCID 58921891, compound

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2-(2-Methyl-[1,3]dioxolan-2-yl)-propionic acid of Example 1b (1.60 g, 10 mmol) in dry dichloromethane (15 mL) was cooled to 0° C. under an argon atmosphere. A solution of oxalyl dichloride (2.92 g, 2.0 mL, 23.0 mmol) in dichloromethane (5 mL) was added dropwise. After 5 min at 0° C., the mixture was allowed to warm to room temperature. After stirring for 2 h at room temperature, the excess oxalyl dichloride was removed under reduced pressure to produce a yellow oil which was dissolved in dichloromethane (7 mL). The solution was cooled in an ice bath and phenethylamine (1.12 g, 10.0 mmol) in pyridine (5 mL) was added drop-wise. After the addition was complete, the reaction was warmed to room temperature and allowed to stir overnight. The solution was diluted with dicholoromethane (100 mL) and poured into ice-cold hydrochloric acid (1N, 150 mL). The organic layer was separated and washed with water (100 mL), sodium bicarbonate solution (5%, 50 mL), water (100 mL), and brine (100 mL). After drying with sodium sulfate and concentration on a rotary evaporator, the product was purified by flash chromatography on silica gel, eluting with hexanes-ethyl acetate (3:2) to give 2-(2-methyl-[1,3]dioxolan-2-yl)-N-phenethyl-propionamide (1.81 g, 69%) as colorless crystals.

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