Cyclohexyl methyl ketone → 1-Cyclohexyl-3-dimethylamino-propenone

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A mixture of 3.0 g (23.8 mmol) of cyclohexyl methyl ketone and 4.56 g (26.2 mmol) of t-butoxybis(dimethylamino)methane (Bredereck's reagent) was stirred at 60□C overnight. The reaction mixture was then concentrated to give 4.0 g (93% yield) of 1-cyclohexyl-3-dimethylamino-propenone as an orange oil as indicated by 1H NMR. This product was used in the next reaction without any further purification.

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