Chloroacetyl chloride → N-(2',3',4',6'-tetrafluorophenyl)-N-chloroacetyl-4-methylaniline

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The mixture of N-(2′,3′,4′6′-tetrafluorophenyl)-4-methylanilin (0.82 g, 3.2 mmol) and chloro acetylchloride (1.6 g) is heated with stirring to 90° C. under nitrogen for 1.3 h. To destroy excess of the acid chloride, 2-propanol and water (2 ml each) is added and stirring is continued over night at room temperature. After adding toluene (20 ml), the mixture is extracted with sodium bicarbonate and the organic phase is dried with magnesium sulfate and evaporated to dryness. The residue is purified by flash chromatography (silica, toulene) to obtain N-(2′,3′,4′,6′-tetrafluorophenyl)-N-chloroacetyl-4-methylaniline (0.98 g, 2.95 mmol) as an oil.

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