Amantadine → N-(Adamantan-1-yl)prop-2-enimidic acid

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1-Adamantylamine (0.76 g; 5.0 mmol) and triethylamine (0.77 ml; 5.5 mmol) were dissolved in dry THF (40 mL) on an ice bath. After dropping acryloyl chloride (0.45 ml; 5.5 mmol) onto the solution, the mixture was stirred for 4 hours. After the reaction, the precipitate was removed by filtration, and the supernatant liquid was concentrated under reduced pressure. The resulting crude product was recrystallized from chloroform to give N-(1-adamantyl)acrylamide (0.85 mg; yield: 83%).

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