Ammonia → HCID 68620036, compound

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A solution of 2-methyl-3-oxo-N-phenethyl-butyramide of Example 1d (1.10 g, 5.00 mmol) in diethyl ether (300 mL) was saturated with gaseous ammonia for 3 h while cooled in an ice bath. Anhydrous aluminum chloride (99.99% purity, 0.667 g, 5.00 mmol) was then added in small portions and the reaction was allowed to stir at room temperature overnight. The reaction mixture was filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure to give 3-amino-2-methyl-but-2-enoic acid phenethyl-amide (0.97 g, 85% conversion by NMR) as a white solid which was used without purification for the next synthetic step.

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