• Has been used as an acylating agent for alkynyl boranes: Chem. Lett., 35 (1983).Similarly, reacts with Grignard reagents in ether, to give phenyl ketones in good yields: Synthesis, 228 (1984). For o-lithiation of N,N-dialkylbenzamides, see N,N-Diethylbenzamide, L08427 and N,N-Diisopropylbenzamide, B22918.