4-Chlorobenzamide → HCID 22761225, compound

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Reaction Steps

14 g (0.123 mol) of freshly distilled tert.-butylglyoxal were dissolved in 150 ml of absolute benzene. 19.1 g (0.123 mol) of p-chlorobenzamide were added and the mixture was heated for 15 hours under reflux. On cooling, the reaction product crystallised out. 16.1 g (54% of theory) of 1-(p-chlorobenzamido)-3,3-dimethyl-1-hydroxy-butan-2-one of melting point 130° C. were obtained.

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