Ethylamine → N-Ethyl-2-isobutyl-2,4-dimethylvaleramide

HRID 262100Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 262100 reaction equation
[CH2:1]([C:5]([CH3:13])([CH2:9][CH:10]([CH3:12])[CH3:11])[C:6]([OH:8])=[O:7])[CH:2]([CH3:4])[CH3:3].[CH2:14]([C:16]#[N:17])C.C(Br)C(C)C.S(Cl)([Cl:25])=O.C(N)C>CCOCC.O>[CH2:1]([C:5]([CH3:13])([CH2:9][CH:10]([CH3:12])[CH3:11])[C:6]([Cl:25])=[O:7])[CH:2]([CH3:4])[CH3:3].[CH2:16]([NH:17][C:6](=[O:8])[C:5]([CH2:1][CH:2]([CH3:3])[CH3:4])([CH3:13])[CH2:9][CH:10]([CH3:12])[CH3:11])[CH3:14]

Participants

9

Reactant 5

HCID 6341EthylamineHCID 65551-Bromo-2-methylpropaneHCID 7854PropionitrileHCID 24386Thionyl ChlorideHCID 266760HCID 266760, compound

Product 2

HCID 3016606N-Ethyl-2-isobutyl-2,4-dimethylvaleramideHCID 20565978HCID 20565978, compound

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 2

HCID 962WaterSolventHCID 3283Diethyl EtherSolvent2×

Procedure

2-isobutyl-2,4-dimethylpentanoyl chloride (bp. 97°-100°/16 mm) was prepared in the usual way from 2-isobutyl-2,4-dimethylpentanoic acid (prepared by the alkylation of ethyl cyanide with 2 equivalents of isobutyl bromide, followed by hydrolysis) and thionyl chloride. A solution of the acid chloride (1.5g) in ether (20 ml) was added with stirring to a solution of ethylamine (5ml of a 70% solution in water) in ether (100 ml). After stirring for 2 hours the ethereal layer was washed with dilute hydrochloric acid and water. The dried (MgSO4) ether solution was concentrated and the residue was recrystallised from petroleum ether (bp. 40°-60°) to give N-ethyl-2-isobutyl-2,4-dimethylpentanamide, mp. 71.5°-72.5°.

Workup

  1. washwas washed with dilute hydrochloric acid and water
  2. dry with materialThe dried (MgSO4) ether solution
  3. concentrationwas concentrated
  4. customthe residue was recrystallised from petroleum ether (bp. 40°-60°)

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-b8f0e0b5ac854d018912e316e4755de4
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1979_05
Patent number
US04153679

Reaction notes

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