Chloroacetyl chloride → 2-Chloro-N-methyl-N-(2-phenylethyl)acetamide

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A solution of chloroacetylchloride (10.0 g, 88.7 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (50 mL) was added to a solution of N-methylphenethylamine (10.0 g, 73.9 mmol) and triethylamine (11.2 g, 110.8 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (200 mL) cooled by a water/ice bath. The reaction mixture was allowed to warm to ambient temperature. After stirring for 6 h, the reaction mixture was filtered and the filtrate was concentrated in vacuo to give SiO2, 1:1 ethyl acetate/hexane) to give 13.5 g (86.6%) of brown oil.

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