Methylamine → 2-Iodo-N-methylbenzamide

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Thionyl chloride (29.4 mL, 404 mmol) is added to a solution of (2-iodo-benzoic acid (50.0 g, 202 mmol) in dry toluene (600 mL). The mixture is heated to reflux for 4 hours and the solvent is removed in vacuo. The remanence is redissolved in dry toluene (600 mL) and cooled to 0° C. 40% methylamine (aq., 94.1 mL, 1.21 mol) is added dropwise at 0-5° C. during 30 minutes. The mixture is then stirred at ambient temperature for 16 hours, poured onto water (300 mL) and extracted with ethyl acetate (3×300 mL) The combined organic fractions are washed successively with saturated sodium bicarbonate solution (250 mL) and brine (250 mL), dried (MgSO4) and concentrated in vacuo. This gives 50.8 g (96%) of crystalline 2-iodo-N-methyl-benzamide.

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