Acetyl chloride → N-[2-(3-methoxyphenyl)ethyl]acetamide

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3-methoxyphenethylamine(50 g, 0.33 mol) was dissolved in a soultion of water(130 ml), dichloromethane(210 ml) and sodium hydroxide(17.6 g). Acetyl chloride(25.9 ml, 0.36 mol) was added dropwise at a room temperature to the mixture solution, which was then stirred for 1 hour. The separated dichloromethane layer was dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate and then concentrated under a reduced pressure to give 63.6 g of the titled compound.

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