Water → 4'-Dimethylaminoacetanilide

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To a solution of N,N-dimethylbenzene-1,4-diamine (1.0 eq) in dichloromethane, triethylamine (2.2 eq) was added at 0° C. and stirred for 15 min. To the above mixture was then added a solution of acetic anhydride (1.0 eq) in dichloromethane at 0° C., after addition the reaction was continued at room temperature for 5 hrs. Water was added and the organic layer was separated, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4, concentrated under reduced pressure to afford crude product, which, on purification by column chromatography afforded the desired N-[4-(dimethylamino)phenyl]acetamide. (Yield=69%)

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