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HRID 439758Generated: October 25, 2026

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

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantN-heptylacetamideHCID 347488—
ReactantAluminium lithium hydrideHCID 21226445—
ReactantSodium hydroxide--water (1/1/1)HCID 23719242—
SolventDiethyl EtherHCID 3283—
Product1-Heptanamine, N-ethyl-HCID 48038—

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.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05516767
Source datasetuspto-grants-1996_05
ORD IDord-f49d0bbef8994d8586fdec05440b8c94
Source noteuspto-grants-1996_05