Glycol monoethyl ether → 2,2-Dichloro-N-[(2-ethoxyethoxy)methyl]-N-propylacetamide

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A solution containing N-propyl-N-chloromethyldichloroacetamide (21.9 g., 0.1 mole) and 2-ethoxyethanol (30 ml.) is weighed in a flask equipped as in Example 1. A solution prepared from metallic sodium (2.3 g., 0.1 mole) with ethoxyethanol (20 ml.) is added to the solution under stirring and cooling by water in such a rate that the temperature of the mixture is maintained below 35° C. After the addition is complete, the mixture is stirred for an additional 2 hours at room temperature. Then, the bulk of ethoxyethanol is removed under reduced pressure and the residue is dissolved in chloroform (80 ml.). The chloroform solution is washed with water (2×100 ml.), dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and the solvent is distilled under reduced pressure to give 23.2 g. (90.0%) of the named product as an oil; nD25 =1.4651.

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