Acetyl chloride → N-(6-Chloro-2-fluoro-3-methyl-phenyl)-acetamide

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Reaction Steps

Acetylchloride (2.56 mL, 36.0 mmol) is added to a mixture of 6-chloro-2-fluoro-3-methyl-aniline (5.00 g, 31.3 mmol) and toluene (200 mL), additional toluene (50 mL) is added and the mixture is heated to reflux for 3 h. Then it is cooled with an ice bath and the formed precipitate is filtered off, washed with cold toluene and dried.

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