Methylamine → N-Methyl-4-nitrobenzamide

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4-Nitrobenzoyl chloride (7.00 g, 38 mmol, 1 eq) was dissolved in 50 ml of THF and added to a 2.0 M solution of methylamine in THF (41.5 ml, 83 mmol, 2.2 eq.) at 0° C. Worked up after 3 hours by adding EtOAc and rinsing 3× with 1N NaOH, 1× with brine. The organic layer was dried over MgSO4, then stripped to obtain 2.25 g of off-white solids as product. NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.80 (m, 1H), 8.33 (d, 2H, J=7 Hz), 8.06 (d, 2H, J=7 Hz). 2.86 (d, 3H, J=7 Hz).

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