N-(2-hydroxy-2-phenylethyl)acetamide

Conditions: temp:0.00; pressure:0.00; stir:

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

Procedure: A mixture of N-(2-hydroxy-2-phenyl-ethyl)-acetamide (7.68 g, 43 mmol), prepared in the previous step, and pyridinium chlorochromate (14.0 g, 65 mmol) in 800 ml of methylene chloride was stirred at room temperature for 5 hours. The organic phase was decanted from a black oily residue in the flask. This black residue was triturated with methylene chloride and then with 10% methanol-methylene chloride. The organic phases were concentrated under reduced pressure and the residue chromatographed on 400 g of silica gel (230-400 mesh) using ethyl acetate-methylene chloride as the eluent. Isolation of the desired component gave N-(2-oxo-2-phenyl-ethyl)-acetamide (4.0 g, 53%) as a white solid. The material was used in the following reaction without additional purification, MS m/e (M+H)+ 178. The organic phase was decanted from a black oily residue in the flask This black residue was triturated with methylene chloride The organic phases were concentrated under reduced pressure the residue chromatographed on 400 g of silica gel (230-400 mesh)

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

Procedure: A mixture of N-(2-hydroxy-2-phenyl-ethyl)-acetamide (7.68 g, 43 mmol), prepared in the previous step, and pyridinium chlorochromate (14.0 g, 65 mmol) in 800 ml of methylene chloride was stirred at room temperature for 5 hours. The organic phase was decanted from a black oily residue in the flask. This black residue was triturated with methylene chloride and then with 10% methanol-methylene chloride. The organic phases were concentrated under reduced pressure and the residue chromatographed on 400 g of silica gel (230-400 mesh) using ethyl acetate-methylene chloride as the eluent. Isolation of the desired component gave N-(2-oxo-2-phenyl-ethyl)-acetamide (4.0 g, 53%) as a white solid. The material was used in the following reaction without additional purification, MS m/e (M+H)+ 178. The organic phase was decanted from a black oily residue in the flask This black residue was triturated with methylene chloride The organic phases were concentrated under reduced pressure the residue chromatographed on 400 g of silica gel (230-400 mesh)

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

Procedure: A solution of acetyl chloride (10 ml, 0.146 moles) in 200 ml of methylene chloride was added under nitrogen dropwise over 45 minutes to a solution of 2-amino-1-phenylethanol (20.0 g, 0.146 moles) and triethylamine (20 ml, 0.146 moles) in 300 ml of methylene chloride at ice bath temperature. After the addition the reaction was stirred at ice bath temperature for 3 hours and overnight at room temperature. The reaction was extracted with 1N HCl. The organic layer was separated and the aqueous layer was extracted with methylene chloride and then 10% methanol-methylene chloride. The organic extracts were combined, dried (MgSO4) and the solvent removed under reduced pressure to give a solid material. Recrystallization of this solid from isopropyl alcohol gave N-(2-hydroxy-2-phenyl-ethyl)-acetamide (9.0 g, 34%) as a white solid, mp 120-122° C. After the addition the reaction overnight at room temperature The reaction was extracted with 1N HCl The organic layer was separated the aqueous layer was extracted with methylene chloride dried (MgSO4) the solvent removed under reduced pressure to give a solid material Recrystallization of this solid from isopropyl alcohol

Conditions: temp:0.00; pressure:0.00; stir:

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

Procedure: A mixture of N-(2-hydroxy-2-phenyl-ethyl)-acetamide (7.68 g, 43 mmol), prepared in the previous step, and pyridinium chlorochromate (14.0 g, 65 mmol) in 800 ml of methylene chloride was stirred at room temperature for 5 hours. The organic phase was decanted from a black oily residue in the flask. This black residue was triturated with methylene chloride and then with 10% methanol-methylene chloride. The organic phases were concentrated under reduced pressure and the residue chromatographed on 400 g of silica gel (230-400 mesh) using ethyl acetate-methylene chloride as the eluent. Isolation of the desired component gave N-(2-oxo-2-phenyl-ethyl)-acetamide (4.0 g, 53%) as a white solid. The material was used in the following reaction without additional purification, MS m/e (M+H)+ 178. The organic phase was decanted from a black oily residue in the flask This black residue was triturated with methylene chloride The organic phases were concentrated under reduced pressure the residue chromatographed on 400 g of silica gel (230-400 mesh)

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

Procedure: A solution of acetyl chloride (10 ml, 0.146 moles) in 200 ml of methylene chloride was added under nitrogen dropwise over 45 minutes to a solution of 2-amino-1-phenylethanol (20.0 g, 0.146 moles) and triethylamine (20 ml, 0.146 moles) in 300 ml of methylene chloride at ice bath temperature. After the addition the reaction was stirred at ice bath temperature for 3 hours and overnight at room temperature. The reaction was extracted with 1N HCl. The organic layer was separated and the aqueous layer was extracted with methylene chloride and then 10% methanol-methylene chloride. The organic extracts were combined, dried (MgSO4) and the solvent removed under reduced pressure to give a solid material. Recrystallization of this solid from isopropyl alcohol gave N-(2-hydroxy-2-phenyl-ethyl)-acetamide (9.0 g, 34%) as a white solid, mp 120-122° C. After the addition the reaction overnight at room temperature The reaction was extracted with 1N HCl The organic layer was separated the aqueous layer was extracted with methylene chloride dried (MgSO4) the solvent removed under reduced pressure to give a solid material Recrystallization of this solid from isopropyl alcohol