Ammonia → 3-Bromo-5-(trifluoromethyl)benzamide

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To a solution (18 mL) of 3-trifluoromethyl-5-bromobenzoic acid (5.0 g, 19 mmol) in N,N-dimethylformamide were added N-[3-(dimethylamino)propyl]-N′-ethylcarbodiimide (4.3 g, 22 mmol), 1-hydroxybenzotriazole (3.4 g, 22 mmol) and 28% aqueous ammonia (1.7 mL, 28 mmol), and the mixture was stirred at room temperature overnight. Water was added to the reaction mixture, and the mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate. The obtained organic layer was washed with saturated brine, and dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate. The solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure. The resulting crude title compound was to recrystallized (hexane-ethyl acetate) to give the title compound (3.7 g, 74%) as colorless crystals.

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