| abstract |
Process for the preparation of N-substituted formamides of the formula CH₃- NH-CHO, in which R = C₁- to C₈-alkyl, by reaction of formamide with acetaldehyde in the presence of a basic catalyst and a C₁- to C₈-alcohol, the weight ratio of formamide to alcohol being 1: 1 to 15: 1 , to N- (α-hydroxyethyl) formamide and subsequent etherification of the N- (α-hydroxyethyl) formamide with alcohols in the presence of acidic catalysts. |