“…N ‐Benzyl‐4‐nitrobenzamide (3b): R f =0.32 (ethyl acetate/hexane=1:4); white solid; yield: 92% (87 mg, 73%); mp 141–144 °C (lit 28. 142 °C); 1 H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl 3 ): δ =8.26 (d, J =8 Hz, 2 H), 7.94 (d, J =8 Hz, 2 H), 7.37–7.34 (m, 5 H), 6.60 (br s, 1 H), 4.65 (d, J =8 Hz, 2 H); 13 C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl 3 ): δ =165.4, 149.7, 140.0, 137.5, 129.0, 128.3, 128.1, 128.1, 123.9, 44.6; IR (KBr): $\tilde \nu $ =3280 (m), 2922 (m), 2839 (s), 1633 (m), 1597 (m), 1515 (m), 1345 (m), 1105 (s), 870 (s), 697 (s) cm −1 ; HR‐MS (ESI‐TOF): m/z =257.0924, calcd.…”