Ammonia → 3-(4-Nitrophenyl)propanamide

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A solution of 21 g of 3-(4-nitrophenyl)propionyl chloride in 30 ml of chloroform was added dropwise into a mixture of 75 ml of concentrated aqueous ammonia and 75 ml of ice water. The resultant mixture was then stirred for 2 hours under ice-cooling. The resultant precipitate was collected by filtration, dried in air and recrystallized from ethyl acetate, thereby obtaining 13.7 g of 3-(4-nitrophenyl)propanamide.

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