Ammonium Hydroxide → 2,2-Diethoxyacetamide

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Ethyl diethoxyacetate (Aldrich) (10 mL, 56.41 mmol) was added to concentrated NH4OH (50 mL) and the mixture allowed to stir until a homogeneous solution was obtained (40 hours). The solvent was then removed under reduced pressure to yield the sub-title compound as fine white needles (8.209 g, 99%).

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