2-Chloro-N-methoxy-N-methylacetamide is used in the preparation of 2-heptyl-3-hydroxy-4(1H)-quinolone (Pseudomonas quinolone signal or PQS) and structurally related 2-alkyl-4-quinolones having biological activity, 2-(benzo[d]thiazol-2-ylsulfonyl)-N-methoxy-N-methylacetamide and α-chloro-ketone, starting reagent for the one-pot synthesis of 2-heptyl-3-hydroxyl-4(1H)-quinolone (PQS), signaling molecule in the quorum sensing of Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
