Chlorobenzene → 4-Chloro-3'-nitrobenzophenone

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A mixture of m-nitrobenzoyl chloride 23.25 g (0.12 mol), chlorobenzene 25 ml (0.25 mol) and anhydrous aluminum chloride 17.5 g (0.13 mol) was stirred at 80°-100° C. for 4 hrs. After cooling, the reaction mixture was poured into ice-water with rapid stirring. The white precipitate obtained was collected by filtration and washed with water and then hexane. The white solid was recrystallized from hexane/CH2Cl2 to provide a solid with a melting point of 95°-96° C.; yield 76%.

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