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HRID 751145Generated: October 30, 2026

Acetic Anhydride → N-(3-fluoro-2-methylphenyl)acetamide

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantAcetic AnhydrideHCID 7918—
Reactant3-Fluoro-2-methylanilineHCID 285553—
SolventEthanolHCID 702—
ProductN-(3-fluoro-2-methylphenyl)acetamideHCID 148928499.9%

Reaction Steps

To a solution of 3-fluoro-2-methylaniline (2.65 g, 21.2 mmol) in EtOH (25 mL) at 0° C. was added acetic anhydride (2.60 g, 25.5 mmol). The mixture was stirred at rt overnight then concentrated under reduced pressure to give the title compound (3.54 g). LCMS: m/z 168 [M+H]+

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS07405234B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2008_07
ORD IDord-bf14e746a1634611961a1369b5826538
Source noteuspto-grants-2008_07