Sodium Hydroxide → 2-amino-5-chloro-N-(4-chlorophenyl)benzamide

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N-(4—Chlorophenyl)-5-chloro-2-nitrobenzamide (13.2 g, 42.4 mmol) and tin(II) chloride dihydrate (48 g, 213 mmol) were combined in ethyl acetate (90 mL) and the mixture was heated at 70° C. under a nitrogen atmosphere. After 15 minutes, the mixture was cooled to ambient temperature, then poured onto water (750 mL) and ethyl acetate (750 mL). The aqueous layer was adjusted to pH 8 with by addition of 1 N NaOH and a saturated NaHCO3 solution, and the layers were separated. The aqueous layer was further extracted with 500 mL of ethyl acetate. The combined organic extracts were washed with water (1 L), then brine (500 mL), dried over MgSO4, filtered, and concentrated in vacuo to afford 11.6 g (97% yield) of N-(4-chlorophenyl)-2-amino-5-chlorobenzamide as an off-white solid; NMR (CDCl3) 7.7 (br s, 1), 7.2-7.5 (m, 6), 6.7 (d, 1), 5.5 (br s, 2) ppm.

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