“…N ‐(4‐Chlorophenyl)‐2‐hydroxy‐2‐phenylacetamide (2j): 27 Colourless solid; mp 159–160 °C (Lit 27. mp 161–164 °C); R f =0.54 (hexanes:ethyl acetate, 80:20 v/v); 1 H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO‐ d 6 ): δ =10.08 (s, 1 H), 7.75 (dd, J= 6.8, 2.0 Hz, 2 H), 7.51 (d, J= 7.2 Hz, 2 H), 7.39–7.26 (m, 5 H), 6.48 (d, J =4.8 Hz, 1 H), 5.10 (d, J= 4.8 Hz, 1 H); 13 C NMR (100 MHz, DMSO‐ d 6 ): δ =171.4, 140.7, 137.5, 128.5, 128.1, 127.7, 127.1, 126.6, 121.3, 74.0; IR (KBr): ν =3298, 1696, 1684, 1653, 1522, 1065 cm −1 ; HR‐MS: m / z =284.0460 [M+Na] + , calcd.…”