Mercury benzamide

By the action of concentrated hydrochloric acid at about 40° upon aryl-acetonitriles hydrolysis is arrested at the arylacetamide stage (see Section IV, 160 for the preparation of phenylacetamide by this method) [Pg.797]

Place 50 ml. of concentrated ammonia solution (sp. gr. 0 88) in a 200 ml. conical flask (1) and cool in ice. Add 12 1 g. (10 0 ml.) of redistilled benzoyl chloride (Section IV.185) drop by drop from a separatory funnel whilst shaking the flask frequently. Filter off the precipitated benzamide, wash with a little cold water, and recrystallise from hot water (about 50 ml.) dry upon filter paper in the air (2). The yield of pure benzamide, m.p. 129°, is 9 g. [Pg.797]

To 100 ml. of rectified spirit in a 250 ml. round-bottomed flask add 8 g. of benzamide and 10 g. of finely-powdered mercuric oxide. Boil under reflux for 30 minutes and filter the hot solution through a fluted filter paper to remove unreacted mercuric oxide. If the first portion of [Pg.797]

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