Water → HCID 10955768, compound

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4-(4-Cyanophenoxy)-methoxybenzene (7.66 g, 34 mmol) and water (6.13 g, 340 mmol) in methanesulfonic acid (32.7 g) were heated to 80° C. for 16 hours. The cooled mixture was poured onto ice/water and after stirring for 1 hour the solid was collected and air dried yielding 8.4 g of 4-(4-methoxyphenoxy)benzamideas a white solid. GC-MS (m/z, EI): 243 [M]+.

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