Benzanilide is the organic compound with the formula C₆H₅C(O)NHC₆H₅. It is a white solid. Commercially available, it may be prepared by treating benzoic acid with aniline.

Benzanilide synthesis through amide bond formation was effectively carried out by palladium-doped clay catalyst using microwave irradiation under solvent-free conditions. Products were obtained with excellent yield in very short reaction time and only a small amount of the catalyst was used.

Insertion of benzoyl moiety instead of an active hydrogen atom present in hydroxyl (OH) primary amino (NH₂) or secondary amino group (NH) is usually termed as benzoylation reaction. 

The ordinary "pure" aniline of commerce gives as good yields and as pure a product as redistilled aniline. The benzanilide must be finely ground in order that aniline and benzoic acid may be completely extracted.

BENZANILIDE FOR SYNTHESIS, BENZANILIDE, N-Phenylbenzamide, N-Benzoylaniline