Ethylamine → N-Ethyl-2-isobutyl-2,4-dimethylvaleramide

HRID 904104Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 904104 reaction equation
[CH2:1]([C:5]([CH3:13])([CH2:9][CH:10]([CH3:12])[CH3:11])[C:6]([OH:8])=[O:7])[CH:2]([CH3:4])[CH3:3].[CH2:14]([C:16]#[N:17])C.C(Br)C(C)C.S(Cl)([Cl:25])=O.C(N)C>CCOCC.O>[CH2:1]([C:5]([CH3:13])([CH2:9][CH:10]([CH3:12])[CH3:11])[C:6]([Cl:25])=[O:7])[CH:2]([CH3:4])[CH3:3].[CH2:16]([NH:17][C:6](=[O:8])[C:5]([CH2:1][CH:2]([CH3:3])[CH3:4])([CH3:13])[CH2:9][CH:10]([CH3:12])[CH3:11])[CH3:14]

Participants

9

Reactant 5

HCID 6341EthylamineHCID 65551-Bromo-2-methylpropaneHCID 7854PropionitrileHCID 24386Thionyl ChlorideHCID 266760HCID 266760, compound

Product 2

HCID 3016606N-Ethyl-2-isobutyl-2,4-dimethylvaleramideHCID 20565978HCID 20565978, compound

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 2

HCID 962WaterSolventHCID 3283Diethyl EtherSolvent2×

Procedure

2-isobutyl-2,4-dimethylpentanoyl chloride (bp. 97°-100°/16 mm) was prepared in the usual way from 2-isobutyl-2,4-dimethylpentanoic acid (prepared by the alkylation of ethyl cyanide with 2 equivalents of isobutyl bromide, followed by hydrolysis) and thionyl chloride. A solution of the acid chloride (1.5 g) in ether (20 ml) was added with stirring to a solution of ethylamine (5 ml of a 70% solution in water) in ether (100 ml). After stirring for 2 hours the ethereal layer was washed with dilute hydrochloric acid and water. The dried (MgSO4) ether solution was concentrated and the residue was recrystallized from petroleum ether (bp. 40°-60°) to give N-ethyl-2-isobutyl-2,4-dimethylpentanamide, mp. 71.5°-72.5°.

Workup

  1. washwas washed with dilute hydrochloric acid and water
  2. dry with materialThe dried (MgSO4) ether solution
  3. concentrationwas concentrated
  4. customthe residue was recrystallized from petroleum ether (bp. 40°-60°)

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-e7611e089e6a4939b142bf698f628d76
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1980_10
Patent number
US04230688

Reaction notes

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