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HRID 1402842Generated: November 1, 2026

Formamide → 4-Chloro-phthalimide

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantFormamideHCID 713—
Reactant4-Chlorophthalic anhydrideHCID 67044—
Product4-Chloro-phthalimideHCID 231239—

Reaction Conditions

Temperature150 °C

Reaction Steps

The suspension of 4-chlorophthalic anhydride (3 g) in formamide (15 ml) was heated with stirring to 150° C. for 1 h. The resulting yellowish solution was cooled to rt and the product was fractionally precipitated by addition of water to yield 4-chlorophthalimide (1.91 g) as colourless crystals.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS08912186B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2014_12
ORD IDord-a4d8cdbd42d94e47b4b7adb10aff1b6f
Source noteuspto-grants-2014_12