Acetic Anhydride → n-(2,5-difluorophenyl)acetamide

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20.5 g of 2,5-difluoroaniline was dissolved in 68 ml of benzene, and 17.8 g of acetic anhydride was dropwise added. Fifteen hours later, benzene was distilled off, and the residue was washed with ethyl ether to obtain 25.6 g of 2,5-difluoroacetanilide as white crystals. Then, this compound was dissolved in 98% sulfuric acid, and 60% nitric acid was dropwise added at a temperature of not higher than 0° C. After the dropwise addition, the mixture was stirred for three hours at room temperature, and poured on ice. Precipitated crystals were collected by filtration and dried to obtain 25.9 g of the above-identified compound as yellow crystals.

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