Hydrochloric Acid → N-[4-(cyanoacetyl)phenyl]propane-1-sulfonamide

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Dry pyridine (13 ml) was added dropwise to a stirred mixture of 14.3 g (0.1 mole) 1-propanesulfonyl chloride, 15 ml dry methyl acetate and 16.0 g (0.1 mole) 4-aminobenzoylacetonitrile at room temperature. An ice bath was then used to control the exothermic reaction and the mixture was stirred in the ice bath for two hours. Methanol (50 ml) was added and the resulting solution poured into 2 N hydrochloric acid (240 ml) with stirring. The solid was collected, washed with water and dried. Yield 20.7 g (78%). Recrystallization yielded product melting at 150°-151° C.

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