Benzamide → N-1-Naphthylbenzamide

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Following the general procedure, 1-naphthyl tosylate (149 mg, 0.5 mmol) was coupled with benzamide (90 mg, 0.75 mmol) with the reaction time of 20 h. Chromatography on silica gel column with 4:1 hexane:ethyl acetate gave 117 mg (95%) of the title compound as a white solid.

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