N-(2-chlorophenyl)-2-cyanoacetamide

Conditions: temp:0.00; pressure:0.00; stir:; See reaction.notes.procedure_details.

Procedure: As for Example 1, 2'-chloro-2-cyanoacetanilide, white crystalline product, m.p. 122.5°-123° C. (prepared as described in U.S. Pat. No. 3,116,312), is heated with N,N-dimethylformamide dimethylacetal to give 2'-chloro-2-cyano-3-dimethylaminoacrylanilide as colorless prisms, m.p. 104°-105° C.

Conditions: temp:0.00; pressure:0.00; stir:; See reaction.notes.procedure_details.

Procedure: As for Example 1, 2'-chloro-2-cyanoacetanilide, white crystalline product, m.p. 122.5°-123° C. (prepared as described in U.S. Pat. No. 3,116,312), is heated with N,N-dimethylformamide dimethylacetal to give 2'-chloro-2-cyano-3-dimethylaminoacrylanilide as colorless prisms, m.p. 104°-105° C.