Dimethylformamide dimethyl acetal → n-[2-Chloro-5-(3-dimethylamino-acryloyl)-phenyl]-acetamide

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4.46 g (21.1 mmol) of N-(5-acetyl-2-chloro-phenyl)-acetamide were dissolved in 10.4 ml (9.34 g) (78.39 mmol) of N,N-dimethylformamide dimethylacetal and the resultant solution was refluxed for 6.5 hours. The excess of volatile reagent was removed by reduced pressure distillation to yield a crude which was crystallized from ethyl acetate. 4.53 g of N-[2-chloro-5-(3-dimethylamino-acryloyl)-phenyl]-acetamide as a yellowish-white solid were obtained (yield 80.5%).

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