Hydrochloric Acid → Ethyl 5-hexadecylamino-2-furancarboxylate

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A mixture of 1.1 g. of ethyl 5-hexadecanamido-2-furancarboxylate and 5 ml. of 1 M borane in tetrahydrofuran is refluxed on the steam bath for 3 hours. After cooling, the reaction is poured into dilute hydrochloric acid and the resulting solid filtered. The solid is dissolved in methylene chloride and the solution is filtered through Magnesol. The solvent is evaporated to yield the product.

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