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HRID 2171589Generated: October 31, 2026

3-Chloro-2-methylaniline → N-(3-chloro-2-methylphenyl)acetamide

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant3-Chloro-2-methylanilineHCID 6894—
ReactantAcetic AnhydrideHCID 7918—
ProductN-(3-chloro-2-methylphenyl)acetamideHCID 81969100.3%

Reaction Steps

To a solution of 3-chloro-2-methylaniline (27 g, 0.19 mol) in 270 mL of ETOH at rt was added acetic anhydride (22 mL, 0.23 mol), and the solution was stirred at rt for 2 h. The mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure to give 35 g (100%) of the title compound.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS09051326B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2015_06
ORD IDord-7db0e4284d714a27975f24b534a94031
Source noteuspto-grants-2015_06