Benzenesulfonyl chloride → Heptanoic acid, 7-benzenesulfonylamino

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Benzenesulphonyl chloride (7 mmol) was added to a solution of 7-aminoheptanoic acid (7 mmol) in 10% sodium hydroxide solution (10 ml). The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 3 hours. The pH was adjusted to 1 with 2NHCl and the solution was extracted with chloroform (3×100 ml). The chloroform extracts were dried over magnesium sulphate, the solvent was removed and the residue was recrystallised from methanol-water to give 7-(benzenesulphonamido)heptanoic acid (0.75 g, 38%); m.p. 75°-77° C.

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