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HRID 40111Generated: October 26, 2026

Ethyl pivaloylacetate → N-(3,4-Difluorobenzyl)-4,4-dimethyl-3-oxopentanamide

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantEthyl pivaloylacetateHCID 86950—
Reactant3,4-DifluorobenzylamineHCID 123572—
SolventTolueneHCID 1140—
ProductN-(3,4-Difluorobenzyl)-4,4-dimethyl-3-oxopentanamideHCID 59762316—

Reaction Steps

A solution of ethyl4,4-dimethyl-3-oxopentanoate (Alfa Aesar, 2.4 g, 14 mmol) and 3,4-difluorobenzylamine (Aldrich, 2.0 g, 14 mmol) in toluene (15 ml) was refluxed for 24 h. The solvent was removed to yield the title compound as an off-white wax. Used without further purification.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS08524917B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2013_09
ORD IDord-4090e64e81ec48f2b06db4c1944b633c
Source noteuspto-grants-2013_09