Benzoyl chloride → Benzamide, N-(4-aminophenyl)-

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Benzoyl chloride (10.7 ml, 92.5 mmol) was added to a stirred solution of 1,4-phenylenediamine (10.0 g, 92.5 mmol) and triethylamine (14.2 ml, 102 mmol) in dichloromethane (250 ml) at 0° C. The reaction was allowed to warm to ambient temperature over 3 hours, the solid was filtered off and water (100 ml) was added to the filtrate, causing precipitation of a second solid. Collection of this solid by suction filtration and drying in vacuo yielded N-benzoyl 4-aminoaniline (5.55 g, 28% yield) as a white solid:

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