N-Methylethylamine → HCID 19379314, compound

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Reaction Conditions

Reaction Steps

Into a 1 l stainless steel autoclave are introduced 158 g (1 mol) of tert-butyl acetoacetate and 61 g of N-ethyl-N-methylamine (1.05) mol), followed by heating at 130° C. for 6 hours; the pressure does not exceed 10 bars. The contents of the autoclave are transferred to a round-bottomed flask and the tert-butanol formed is evaporated under reduced pressure to give 140 g (98%) of N-ethyl-N-methylacetoacetamide which is sufficiently pure to be used in the following reaction.

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