Ammonia → 3-(3-Trifluoromethoxy-phenyl)-acrylamide

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To a suspension of 3-(3-trifluoromethoxy-phenyl)-acrylic acid (2.21 g, 9.53 mmol) in THF (15 ml) and N,N-dimethyl formamide (0.2 ml) a solution oxalyl chloride (2.42 g, 19.06 mmol) was added dropwise at 0° C. within 45 min. Stirring was continued at 0–5° C. for 30 min. and 3 h at room temperature thereafter. The resulting solution was cooled to 0–5° C. again and then added within 15 min. to 12 ml of a 25% aqueous ammonia solution. After stirring for 30 min. the precipitated amide was collected, washed with water and dried at 40° C. in vacuo yielding 0.99 g (45%) 3-(3-trifluoromethoxy-phenyl)-acrylamide.

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