m-Chloroperbenzoic acid → N-(4-methoxyphenyl)-2-oxiran-2-ylacetamide

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Reaction Steps

The solution of N-(4-methoxyphenyl)but-3-enamide (9) from the previous reaction was treated with m-chloroperbenzoic acid (2 eq.) and stirred at room temperature for 18 hours. The reaction mixture was diluted with dichloromethane, and washed with 1N sodium hydroxide. The organic phase was separated, dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered, and the filtrate evaporated under reduced pressure to give crude N-(4-methoxyphenyl)-2-oxiran-2-ylacetamide, a compound of formula (10).

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