N-heptylacetamide → 1-Heptanamine, N-ethyl-

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Reaction Steps

A mixture of a solution of 5.5 gms of the N-heptylacetamide in 150 ml of diethyl ether and 3.99 gms of lithium aluminum hydride are stirred at room temperature for 18 hours. The reaction mixture is then worked up with H2O/NaOH by the Fieser method, following which the organic layer is dried over MgSO4, filtered, and concentrated under vacuum to give N-heptyl-N-ethylamine.

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