Ethylamine → N-Ethylphenylacetamide

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Reaction Steps

Dissolved 15 g (0.1 mol) of phenylacetyl chloride in 100 ml of benzene. While stirring on a magnetic stirrer, added 25 g of ethylamine (0.5 mol) into the benzene solution at 20°-30° C. After reaction, the solution was washed with water, dehydrated with anhydrous magnesium sulfate. The solvent was removed by rotary evaporator and the residue was purified by column chromatography as compound 3-1 to yield N-ethyl phenylacetamide as yellowish crystal. Yield, 14 g (85%).

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