N-(2-Acetylphenyl)acetamide → HCID 54331422, compound

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A suspension of 48 g of N-[2-(1-oxo-1-ethanyl)phenyl]acetamide and 38 g of N,N-dimethylformamide dimethyl acetal in 150 ml of toluene was heated at reflux for about 16 hours, then concentrated in vacuo to a solid. The solid was recrystallized from 1-chlorobutane to yield 40 g of the title compound; m.p. 90°-95° C.

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