Sulfuric Acid → 2,6-Dichloro-4-methylbenzamide

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To stirred, cooled concentrated sulfuric acid (40 ml) was added in portions 2,6-dichloro-4-methylbenzonitrile (13.2 g, 71.0 mmol). The mixture was heated on a steam bath for 3 hours with occasional shaking, cooled, poured into ice-water, and extracted twice with dichloromethane. The combined extracts were washed with brine, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, and evaporated under vacuum. The residue was chromatographed on a column of silica gel (390 g) eluted with 4:1 (v/v) dichloromethane-diethyl ether to provide 8.6 g (59%) of 2,6-dichloro-4-methylbenzamide, m.p. 101°-107° C.

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