Aniline → Suberanilic Acid

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Aniline (0.6 g, 6.4 mmol) was added at room temperature to a stirred solution of oxonane-2,9-dione (1.0 g, 6.4 mmol) in THF anhydrous. After stirring at RT for 0.5 h, the resulting mixture was diluted with water (100 mL). The formed white solid was filtered and collected. Purification by silica gel column chromatography using as eluent EtOAc:cyclohexane=80:20 to 100:0 afforded 7-(phenylcarbamoyl)heptanoic acid as a white solid (174 mg, 11% yield).

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