Aniline → 3-Methyl-N-phenylbut-2-enamide

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To 3,3-dimethylacryloyl chloride (4.8 mL, 43.2 mmol) in dry DCM (100 mL), was added aniline (4.02 g, 43.2 mmol) followed by diisopropylethylamine (14.28 mL, 86.4 mmol). The mixture was stirred at ambient temperature for 2 hrs. Saturated sodium bicarbonate was added to quench the reaction. The organic layer was separated and washed with sat NaHCO3 (50 mL) and water (50 mL×2). The resulting solution was dried over MgSO4 and the filtrate evaporated to afford 3-methyl-but-2-enoic acid phenylamide as a brown solid in quantitative yield (7.6 g). MS: 176.0 (M+H)+; tR=2.40 min (method 1).

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