Acetyl chloride → 4-Methylacetanilide

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100 g (933.3 mmol) of p-toluidine and 154.8 g (1.120 mmol) of potassium carbonate were dissolved in a mixed solvent of 1,000 ml of ethyl acetate and 500 ml of water. Thereinto was dropped 87.9 g (1.120 mmol) of acetyl chloride with ice-cooling, followed by stirring for 2 hours. Extraction with ethyl acetate was carried out. The organic phase obtained was dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. The solvent was distilled off under reduced pressure. The crude crystal obtained was washed with hexane to obtain 130 g (yield: 93%) of p-acetotoluidine.

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