Hi,
I want to synthesize 4-acetylacetanilide and tried to do a Friedel-Crafts Acylation using Acetanilide and Acetyl Chloride following the synthesis described in a couple of publications and I have tried different conditions, solvents and catalysts but without any success yet.
Any ideas or suggestion of what might went wrong or do you know any alternative reactions?
Thanks.
TBT