Acetic Anhydride → N-(4-bromo-3,5-dimethylphenyl)acetamide

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To a solution of 4-bromo-3,5-dimethyl-phenylamine (130 mg) in CH2Cl2 (4 mL) was added acetic anhydride (0.123 mL) at 0° C. The mixture was allowed to warm up to room temperature and stirred for 2 h. The mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure. The crude product was purified by column chromatography (SiO2, EtOAc:Hexane=10:90 to 60:40) to give N-(4-bromo-3,5-dimethyl-phenyl)-acetamide: MS (m/z) 244 (M+1); 1H NMR (CDCl3, 400 MHz) δ 7.24 (s, 2H), 2.35 (s, 6H), 2.13 (s, 3H).

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