“…4-(tert-Butyl)-N-(4-chlorophenyl)benzamide (3j). 36 Following the general procedure A, the title compound was prepared using 4-(tertbutyl)benzoic acid (1.2 equiv., 0.60 mmol, 106.9 mg) and 1-chloro-4nitrobenzene (1.0 equiv., 0.50 mmol, 78.8 mg) using petroleum ether/EtOAc (20:1) as an eluent to give the title compound as a white amorphous solid (79.9 mg, 56%). 1 H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl 3 ): δ 7.86−7.75 (m, 3H), 7.60 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 2H), 7.50 (d, J = 7.7 Hz, 2H), 7.33 (d, J = 7.9 Hz, 2H), 1.35 (s, 9H).…”