Isobutylamine → N-methyl-3-(2-methylpropylamino)propanamide

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Reaction Steps

N-methylacrylamide (ABCR; 1 g, 11.75 mmol) was dissolved in EtOH (5 mL). Isobutylamine (Aldrich; 2.33 mL, 23.5 mmol) was added and stirred at ambient temperature in a stoppered flask over the weekend. The reaction was then transferred to a microwave reactor vessel and heated in a microwave for 10 minutes at 140° C. Solvents were evaporated in vacuo to give the title compound as a colourless liquid. (1.78 g, 96%)

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