Diisopropylethylamine → N-Ethyl-N-pyridin-2-ylmethyl-2-p-tolylamino-acetamide

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A suspension of ethyl-pyridin-2-ylmethyl-amine (29.0 mmol) and DIPEA (78.0 mmol) in DMF (50 mL) was cooled to −20° C. and added to a cold (−20° C.) solution of p-tolylamino-acetic acid (26.0 mmol) and TBTU (34.0 mmol) in DMF (100 mL). The reaction mixture was stirred for 15 min at −20° C. Water (300 mL) and ethyl acetate (400 mL) were added, the layers were separated and the organic layer washed with water (4×100 mL). The combined aqueous layers were extracted with ethyl acetate (200 mL). The combined organic layers were washed with NaOH solution (1.0 mol/L, 100 mL) and brine (100 mL) and dried with Na2SO4. The solvents were removed in vacuo and the obtained solid was dissolved in ethanol. By addition of a solution of hydrogen chloride in ether a byproduct precipitated which was filtered off. Dilution of the remaining solution with ether led to precipitation of the desired acetamide, which was obtained as a white solid (5.3 g).

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