Ethyl Lactate → 2-hydroxy-N-propyl-propanamide

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A mixture of 35.4 gm (0.3 mole) of ethyl lactate and 19.4 gm (0.33 mole) of propylamine were stirred together at 60° C. for 16 hours and subsequently distilled under reduced pressure. 30 gm (76% of theory) of N-propyl-lactic acid amide of boiling point 152° C./9 torr and of refractive index (nD20) 1.4563 were obtained.

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