Triethylamine → N-Methoxy-N-methyl-4-phenylbenzamide

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4-Biphenylcarbonyl chloride (8 g) was suspended in chloroform (30 mL). This was added dropwise to a stirred solution of N,O-dimethyl hydroxylamine hydrochloride (5.2 g) and triethylamine (13.5 mL) in chloroform (80 mL) at 0° C. After addition was complete, the mixture was allowed to warm to room temperature and was stirred for a further 30 minutes. The organic phase was separated, washed with water and dried over MgSO4. Evaporation gave an oil, purified by flash column chromatography (ethyl acetate: light petroleum, 1:1) to give the title compound as a white solid. δC (CDCl3, 62.9 MHz): 33.8, 61.1, 126.7, 127.2, 127.9, 128.9, 132.8, 140.2, 143.4 and 169.7. δH (CDCl3, 250 MHz): 3.38 (3H, s), 3.59 (3H, s), 7.37-7.48 (3H, m), 7.61 (4H, m) and 7.77 (2H, d, J 8.5).

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