Water → Nefiracetam

Participants

Reaction Steps

In 300 ml of toluene was suspended 9.0 g of sodium amide in a nitrogen stream, and 21.3 g of 2-pyrrolidinone was slowly added thereto dropwise. After stirring the mixture at 60° to 70° C. for 2 hours, 19.7 g of 2-chloro-N-(2,6-dimethylphenyl)acetamide was added thereto, followed by allowing to react at 60° to 70° C. for 2 hours. To the reaction mixture was added 50 ml of hot water of about 70° to 85° C., and the mixture was allowed to cool with stirring. The precipitated crystals in the aqueous layer were recovered by filtration and dried under reduced pressure to obtain 22.4 g (91%) of the titled compound.

Provenance & Evidence