4-Aminophenol → Benzamide, N-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-

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A solution of benzoyl chloride (2.30 ml, 20.0 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (25 ml) was added dropwise to a solution of 4-aminophenol (2.18 g, 20.0 mmol) and triethylamine (10 ml) in tetrahydrofuran (75 ml) at ambient temperature and the reaction allowed to stir for a further 18 hours. The reaction was poured into water and the solid material which formed was collected by suction filtration. Recrystallisation from ethyl acetate/isohexane (1:1), followed by solvent evaporation in vacuo, yielded N-benzoyl 4-hydroxyaniline (3.05 g, 72% yield) as a white solid:

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