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HRID 2057572Generated: October 25, 2026

Acetic Anhydride → N-(5-Chloro-2-methoxyphenyl)acetamide

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantAcetic AnhydrideHCID 7918—
Reactant5-Chloro-2-methoxyanilineHCID 66763—
CatalystZincHCID 23994—
ProductN-(5-Chloro-2-methoxyphenyl)acetamideHCID 346203—

Reaction Steps

0.2 mol (31.5 g) of 2-amino-4-chloroanisole, 40 ml of absolute alcohol, 20 ml of acetic anhydride and a pinch of zinc powder are placed in a 150 ml flask; the solution is brought to reflux for 30 minutes. The reaction liquid is poured onto crushed ice. The product obtained is separated; it is crystallized in a methanol/water mixture (20/80).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04211776
Source datasetuspto-grants-1980_07
ORD IDord-c42d966b02af44adb9dfab5d9b71aeeb
Source noteuspto-grants-1980_07