Diketene → t-butyl 2-[N-(3-oxobutanoyl)amino]acetate

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3.93 g (50 mmol) of t-butyl 2-aminoacetate was dissolved in 65 ml of benzene. To the above mixture, 4.41 g (52.5 mmol) of diketene was added dropwise and the reaction mixture was stirred for one hour. The reaction mixture was washed with a saturated aqueous solution of sodium hydrogencarbonate and then with water, and dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate. The solvent was distilled away from the reaction mixture under reduced pressure, whereby 9.821 g (91.2%) of the captioned compound was obtained.

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