Methyl acetanilid hydrid

N-Methylacetanilide is obtained in 96% yield by the action of methyl iodide or dimethyl sulfate on the sodium salt of acetanilide. The last compound is prepared from acetanilide and sodium wire in hot benzene. The reaction has been extended to other aliphatic and aromatic N-sub-stituted amides. Sodium hydride serves to convert the amide to its salt, and a variety of simple halides have been successfully employed as alkylating agents, ... 

METHYL SULFOXIDE (67-68-5) CjHjOS (CHjIjSO Combustible liquid [explosion limits in air (vol %) 2.6 to 63.0 flashpoint 203°F/95°C oc autoignition temp 419°F/215°C Fire Rating 2]. Violent or explosive reaction with strong oxidizers, acryl halides, aryl halides and related compounds, alkali metals p-bromobenzoyl acetanilide, boron compounds, especially hydrides iodine pentafluoride, magnesium perchlorate, methyl bromide, perchloric acid, periodic acid, silver fluoride, sodium... 

Under phase transfer conditions (boiling benzene, 50% aquous sodium hydroxide solution and tetia-n-butylammonium hydrogenphosphate) benzamides are monoalkylated. In the solid-liquid PTC system potassium hydride, tetrahydrofuran and 18-crown-6, acidic trifluoroacetamides are rapidly deprotonated and alkylated with lower kyl, allyl and benzyl halogenides in high yield. Methylation of trifluoroacetamides is carried out under less basic conditions in KOH/acetone. A similar reaction in KOH/DMSO generally allows the efficient reaction of benzamide and acetanilide with primary alkyl halides with secondary halides only moderate yields are accomplished, whereas tertiary halogenides are not alkylated due to dehydrohalogenation. ... 

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