The substance is an almost white crystalline powder that can be dissolved in solvents such as benzene and toluene.
2-Chlorobenzamide is used to synthesize chlortetracycline and o-chlorobenzoyl isocyanate, which is an intermediate in chlortetracycline synthesis.
2-Chlorobenzamide is the major degradation product of CCU (1-(2-chlorobenzoyl)-3-(4-chlorophenyl) urea), a new insect growth regulator. It undergoes room temperature Pd-mediated hydrodehalogenations with KF and polymethylhydrosiloxane (PMHS) to yield benzamide. t undergoes reduction with NaBH4 in diglyme at 162°C to yield 2-chlorobenzonitrile.
Prepared by reacting o-chlorobenzoyl chloride with ammonia.
