Diisopropylethylamine → N-methyl-2-(3-nitrophenoxy)acetamide

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A mixture of ethyl 3-nitrophenoxyacetate (9.12 g, 40 mmol), methylamine hydrochloride (26.8 g, 400 mmol) and diisopropylethylamine (35.5 mL, 200 mL) in MeOH (100 mL) was stirred in a pressure vial at 90° C. for 6 h. The reaction was cooled to room temperature, diluted with water (1 liter), the solid formed was filtered, washed with water and dried to get the desired N-methyl 3-nitrophenoxyacetamide (8 g, 95%). 1H NMR CDCl3): δ 7.91 (dd, 1H, J=1.8 and 8.1 Hz), 7.78 (t, 1H, J=2.4 Hz), 7.50 (t, 1H, J=8.7 Hz), 7.29 (dd, 1H, J=1.8 and 8.4 Hz), 6.50 (bs, 2H), 4.57 (s, 2H), 2.95 and 2.93 (2s, 3H); LCMS: ret. time: 17.54 min.; purity: 100%; MS (m/e): 211 (MH+).

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