Acetyl chloride → N-(4-acetyl-3-chloro-5-methylphenyl)acetamide

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Reaction Steps

A dry CS2 solution (30 mL) containing N-(3-chloro-5-methyl-phenyl)acetamide (5.0 g, 27 mmol) and acetyl chloride (2.9 ml, 40.8 mmol) was slowly mixed with aluminum chloride (9.1 g, 68 mmol). The reaction mixture was heated at reflux for 30 min, cooled to room temperature, and allowed to stand for 4.0 h. The CS2 was decanted and the remaining syrup was poured into icy HCl. The resultant solids were collected, re-dissolved in EtOH, and decolorized with charcoal. The solution was filtered and the filtrate was concentrated under vacuum to give N-(4-acetyl-3-chloro-5-methylphenyl)acetamide (5.2 g) as light yellow solids in 85% yield: 1H NMR (500 MHz, CDCl3) δ 7.48 (s, 1 H), 7.26 (s, 1 H), 7.21 (s, 1 H), 2.52 (s, 3 H), 2.24 (s, 3 H), 2.18 (s, 3 H).

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