Dimethylformamide → Ethyl 4-[ethyl(3-methylphenyl)amino]butanoate

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4-Bromobutyric acid ethyl ester (17.1 ml), potassium carbonate (20.5 g), and DMF (80 ml) were added to N-ethyl-m-toluidine (8 g), and the mixture was stirred at 95° C. for 17 hours. The reaction mixture was diluted with ethyl acetate, washed with water, and dried over magnesium sulfate. The solvent was evaporated, and the residue was purified by silica gel chromatography (hexane-ethyl acetate) to give the title compound (14.1 g).

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