Chloroacetyl chloride → 3-(N-chloroacetyl-2,6-dimethylphenylamino)-2-butanone

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A 152.6-g (1.35-mol) sample of chloroacetyl chloride was added over 0.25 hour in small portions to a stirred solution of 170.8 g (0.89 mol) 3-(2,6-dimethylphenylamino)-2-butanone in 500 ml toluene. The reaction mixture was heated under reflux for 3 hours, cooled and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated and chromatographed on silica gel using dichlormethane eluant. The eluted material was recrystallized several times from ethyl ether/hexane to give the 3-(N-chloroacetyl-2,6-dimethylphenylamino)-2-butanone product, as a brown solid, m.p. 78°-82° C. The infrared spectrum of the product showed strong carbonyl absorption at 5.8 and 6.1 microns. This product is tabulated in Table I as Compound No. 5-A.

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