Question

n-methylbenzamide, an isomer of acetanilide, when allowed to react with HNO3/h2so4 gives a different product from what is obtained from acetanilide. draw the structure of n-methylbenzamide. What is the structure of the mononitrated product

Answer 1

N-Methylbenzamide is a potent PDE10A (phosphodiesterase with a remarkable localization as the protein is abundant only in brain tissue) inhibitor.