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AlCl3-mediated decomposition of N-methoxy-N-phenylamides in dichloroethane leads to regioselective intramolecular migration of the methoxy group from the nitrogen to the ortho position of the phenyl ring via a tight ion pair intermediate.
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Kikugawa et al. (1989) studied this question.
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