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HRID 562675Generated: October 26, 2026

Benzoyl chloride → N-(2-methyl-4-nitrophenyl)benzamide

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantBenzoyl chlorideHCID 7412—
Reactant2-Methyl-4-nitroanilineHCID 7441—
SolventTolueneHCID 1140—
ProductN-(2-methyl-4-nitrophenyl)benzamideHCID 283528895%

Reaction Steps

To a suspension of 2-methyl-4-nitroaniline (0.76 g, 5 mmol) in toluene (25 mL) was added neat benzoyl chloride (0.59 mL, 5.08 mmol). The reaction mixture was refluxed for 16 hr, cooled and filtered to give N-(2-methyl-4-nitrophenyl)benzamide (1.21 g, 95%) as a beige solid. ES-MS (M+H)+=257.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS08067428B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2011_11
ORD IDord-3688a9e7a10b46d7b7b7e122a312f498
Source noteuspto-grants-2011_11