4-Aminobiphenyl → Formamide, N-(1,1'-biphenyl)-4-yl-

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A mixture of biphenyl-4-ylamine (100 mg, 0.59 mmol) and ethylformate (1 mL) was stirred at reflux temperature for 1 hr. After the completion of the reaction, the reaction mixture was quenched with cold water. The precipitate was filtered to afford 100 mg (86.2% Yield) of N-biphenyl-4-yl-formamide as the required product.

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