N-Methyl-4-nitroaniline → N-methyl-N-(4-nitrophenyl)cyclopropanecarboxamide

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To a mixture of N-methyl-4-nitroaniline (2 g, 13.1 mmol) in DCM (30 mL) was added Et3N (2.75 mL, 20 mmol) and cyclopropanecarbonyl chloride (1.32 mL, 14.4 mmol) at room temperature, after stirring for 1 h at room temperature, the mixture was diluted with EtOAc, the organics was washed with Sat. NaHCO3, brine, dried and concentrated to give N-methyl-N-(4-nitrophenyl)cyclopropanecarboxamide as crude product (3 g).

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