N-Methoxy-N-methylacetamide → HCID 67516439, compound

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Reaction Steps

A 2M solution of LDA (35.2 mL, 70.3 mmol) in THF (176 mL) cooled to −78° C. was treated with slow addition of 4-bromo-N,N-diethyl-2-methylbenzamide (19 g, 70.3 mmol) in dry THF (176 mL). The reaction was allowed to stir at −78° C. for 1 hour before it was quenched with N-methoxy-N-methylacetamide (22.43 mL, 211 mmol) and allowed to slowly warm to room temp. The reaction was stirred overnight and then partitioned between 1N HCl (200 mL) and EtOAc (400 mL). The aqueous layer was further extracted with EtOAc (2×150 mL). The combined organic layers were washed with brine (150 mL), dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered and concentrated. The crude material was an oil out of which the product precipitated. The oil was decanted off and the solid was washed with hexanes and dried using a buchner funnel to afford 4-bromo-N,N-diethyl-2-(2-oxopropyl)benzamide: LC-MS: (M+H)+ 312.

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