Methyl iodide → N-(2-Methoxy-5-nitrobenzyl)acetamide

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N-(2-Methoxy-5-nitrobenzyl)acetamide 2-Acetamidomethyl-4-nitrophenol (2 g), sodium carbonate (2 g) and iodomethane (2 ml) were stirred in acetone (30 ml) at reflux 4 h. The mixture was filtered, the filtrate evaporated to dryness. The residue was warmed with aqueous sodium carbonate, washed with water and dried. Crystallised from ethanol/dilute acetic acid to give N-(2-methoxy-5-nitrobenzyl)acetamide as buff prisms. MP: 158.5-159.5° C.

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