2-Alkylbenzanilide is produced by reacting an alkyl 2-alkylbenzoate having the formula ##STR1## wherein X represents a lower alkyl group and R represents a lower alkyl group with an aniline having the formula ##STR2## wherein Y represents hydrogen atom, an alkoxy, alkenyloxy, alkynyloxy, benzyloxy or halobenzyloxy group in the presence of an alcoholate in a solvent which is hardly azeotropically distilled with the by-product of alcohol.
                            2-烷基苯甲酰
苄胺是通过将具有以下结构式的烷基2-烷基
苯甲酸酯与具有以下结构式的
苯胺在醇醚存在下在一种与醇副产物几乎不能共沸蒸馏的溶剂中反应而制得:其中X代表低烷基基团,R代表低烷基基团;其中Y代表氢原子、烷氧基、烯氧基、炔氧基、苄氧基或卤代苄氧基。