Benzoyl chloride → N-Propylbenzamide

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Benzoyl chloride (10 mL, 86.2 mmol) in ethyl acetate (200 mL) was treated with propylamine. The precipitate was removed by filtration, and the solution was washed with 1M HCl, 5% NaHCO3, and brine, dried over MgSO4 and concentrated in vacuo to give the title compound in 96% yield.

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