4-Nitroaniline → 2-Methyl-N-(4-nitrophenyl)prop-2-enamide

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Reaction Steps

Into a reaction vessel fitted with a cooling pipe, a stirrer, a thermometer and a nitrogen feed pipe, 50 parts of 4-nitroaniline, 40 parts of triethylamine and 525 parts of chloroform were fed, and then cooled to 5° C. or below. While the reaction solution obtained was kept at 5° C. or below, a solution prepared by dissolving 41 parts of methacrylic acid chloride in 30 parts of chloroform was dropwise added thereto. After its addition made dropwise was completed, the reaction solution was heated to room temperature, and, as it was, the reaction was carried out for 4 hours. After the reaction was completed, the organic phase formed was washed with 200 parts of ion-exchanged water. This organic phase was then dried with sodium sulfate, and thereafter the solvent was evaporated off under reduced pressure. The residue obtained was purified by silica gel column chromatography to obtain 22 parts of an intermediate N-(4-nitrophenyl)methacrylamide (yield: 31%).

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