Uses
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N-Dimethylformamide dibutyl acetal is the suitable reagent used for the simultaneous quantification of cocaine and its primary metabolite, benzoyl ecgonine, from a urine matrix by gas-chromatography. It may be used as reagent for the esterification of fatty acids.
General Description
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N-Dimethylformamide dibutyl acetal (1,1-Dibutoxytrimethylamine, 1,1-Dibutoxy-
N,N-dimethylmethylamine) is a dimethylformamide dialkyl acetal. Its synthesis has been reported by Meerwin and coworkers by reaction of
N,N-Dimethylformamide diethyl acetal with butanol.
