N,N'-phenylenebis(trichloroacetamide) was obtained by the reaction of hexachloroacetone (HCA) and phenylenediamines (meta and para) after refluxing overnight in chloroform. The products were characterized by FT-NMR and FT-IR. Also the intermediate, N-p-aminophenyltrichloroacetamide, was isolated in benzene and spectroscopically characterized.
