Chloroacetyl chloride → 2-Chloro-N-methyl-N-(4-nitro-phenyl)-acetamide

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Reaction Steps

Chloroacetyl chloride (1.05 mL, 13.1 mmol) is added in one portion to a biphasic mixture of N-methyl-4-nitroaniline (1.0 g, 6.57 mmol), KOH (1.11 g, 19.7 mmol) in 12 mL EtOAc and 12 mL H2O, cooled to 0° C. The resulting mixture is stirred at this temperature for 5 min, then the ice bath was removed and it was allowed to warm to RT. The reaction was stirred for an additional one hour at RT.

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