2-amino-N-(2,6-dimethylphenyl)acetamide

Conditions: temp:0.00; pressure:0.00; stir:; See reaction.notes.procedure_details.

Procedure: 4.85 Grams (0.039 mole) of ethyl acetimidate hydrochloride and 7.0 g of 2-amino-2',6'-dimethylacetanilide were dissolved in 75 ml of anhydrous ethanol and stirred at room temperature for two days. The solid which formed was collected on a filter, recrystallized from ethanol, and dried overnight under vacuum at 60° C. M.P. 240°-241° C. The solid which formed was collected on a filter recrystallized from ethanol dried overnight under vacuum at 60° C