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HRID 1856219Generated: October 27, 2026

Acetic Acid → N-(3-chloro-2-methylphenyl)acetamide

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantAcetic AcidHCID 176—
Reactant3-Chloro-2-methylanilineHCID 6894—
ReactantAcetic AnhydrideHCID 7918—
SolventWaterHCID 962—
ProductN-(3-chloro-2-methylphenyl)acetamideHCID 81969—

Reaction Steps

141 g. of 3-chloro-2-methylaniline (1 mol.) was added to a stirred mixture of 200 ml. of acetic acid and 102 g. (1 mol.) of acetic anhydride and heated to 95° C. for approximately one hour. The mixture was poured into water and filtered to give 3-chloro-2-methylacetanilide.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04218464
Source datasetuspto-grants-1980_08
ORD IDord-bbda59e7845b4ffe95493ff3f671d42c
Source noteuspto-grants-1980_08