Tert-Butylamine → N-tert-Butyl-4-nitrobenzamide

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4-Nitrobenzoyl chloride (18.9 g, 0.1 mol) dissolved in 60 ml of methylene chloride is added, over 30 minutes at a temperature of 0-5° C., to a solution of tert-butylamine (8.3 g, 0.112 mol) and of triethylamine (15.6 ml, 0.112 mol) dissolved in 170 ml of dichloromethane in a reactor. The reaction mixture is brought back to laboratory temperature and left stirring for 2 hours. The organic phase is washed twice with water and dried. After removing the solvent under reduced pressure, the solid obtained is recrystallized from isopropanol. 17.1 g (Yield: 77%) of N-(tert-butyl)-4-nitrobenzamide are obtained in the form of a pale yellow powder (m.p. 161-2° C.) which is used as is in the following stage.

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