Chloroacetyl chloride → 2-Chloro-N-(2,6-dimethylphenyl)acetamide

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In 4 l of 1,2-dichloroethylene was dissolved 182 g of 2,6-xylidine, and 1.6 l of a 1N sodium hydroxide aqueous solution was added thereto, followed by stirring. To the mixture was added dropwise 203 g of chloroacetyl chloride over 1.5 hours at an inner temperature between 20 and 35° C. The mixture was stirred at that temperature for 1.5 hours. The reaction mixture was separated into two layers, and the organic layer was concentrated under reduced pressure. The precipitate was collected by filtration and dried under reduced pressure to obtain 282 g (95%) of the titled compound.

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