Dimethylformamide → HCID 19003309, compound

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Into a 125 ml reaction flask equipped with a magnetic stirrer, thermometer, condenser and nitrogen atmosphere were placed 2.4 g (0.013 mol) dodecylamine and 40 ml of 2% dimethylformamide in methylene chloride. This mixture was stirred during the addition of 5.0 g (0.013 mol) of the acid chloride of Example 2 accompanied by an 8° C. exotherm. The reaction mixture was cooled to ambient temperature and 2.8 g (0.028 mol) triethylamine was added, producing an exotherm of about 10° C. The reaction was allowed to stir at room temperature for 30 minutes then transferred to a separatory funnel with 50 ml methylene chloride and 50 ml water. The phases were separated and the organic phase was further extracted with three 50 ml portions of water. Additional solvent, 50 ml, was added and the organic solution washed with two 50 ml portions of 5% sodium hydroxide. The organic solution was dried with anhydrous magnesium sulfate and the solvent stripped using aspirator and high vacuum systems. The product was 6.1 g (98% of theory) of a yellow semi-solid which upon standing became a solid (melting at 42°-45° C.). The infrared spectrum (chloroform) showed two carbonyl absorptions at 1720 cm-1 (imide) and 1660 cm-1 (amide). The NMR spectrum showed the anticipated aromatic ring (7.7-7.9 ppm, doublet, 1H; 8.1-8.3, multiplet, 2H), the amide N--H (6.4-6.8 ppm, multiplet, 1H), the amide methylene (3.2-3.7 ppm, multiplet, 2H) and HALS group and amide residue [4.4-4.9 ppm, multiplet, 1H; 0.7-2.3 ppm, several multiplets].

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