Ethyl formate → N-(4-dimethylaminobutyl)formamide

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A solution of 4-dimethylaminobutylamine (3.0 g) in ethyl formate (30 mL) was stirred and heated at reflux under an atmosphere of nitrogen for 3 hours. After cooling, the mixture was evaporated to dryness and the residue was purified by chromatography on silica, eluting with a mixture of methanol and DCM (20%) to give N-(4-dimethylaminobutyl)formamide (2.7 g) as a pale yellow oil.

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