Acetamidomalonic acid diethyl ester → Diethyl 2-acetamido-2-(9-octadecenyl)malonate

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Diethyl 2-acetamidomalonate (15 g) was dissolved in 200 ml of dry ethanol and 5.6 g of sodium ethoxide was added thereto. To the reaction mixture, 22 g of 9-octadecenyl chloride was added while stirring at room temperature. The inside of the reaction vessel was displaced with nitrogen and the mixture was refluxed for about 15 hours. The mixture was neutralized with ethanol-concentrated hydrochloric acid (11:1) and concentrated. The concentrate was purified by silica gel column chromatography to give 1.3 g of diethyl 2-acetamido-2-(9-octadecenyl)malonate as a colorless, oily and viscous substance.

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