Ammonium Hydroxide → 4-Butylbenzamide

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To a stirred solution of 200 ml of aqueous ammonium hydroxide was added dropwise 35 ml of 4-butylbenzoyl chloride. The resulting mixture was stirred at room temperature for several hours. The white solid was collected by filtration, washed with water, then hexane, and dried in vacuo at 60° C. to give 33.4 g (99% yield) of the desired product, mp 135°-136° C.

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