Benzenesulfonyl chloride → Benzenesulfonamide

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To an ice cold stirred solution of p-toluidine (5.00 g, 47 mmol) and triethylamine (6.5 ml, 51 mmol) in dry THF (100 ml) under argon was slowly added benzenesulphonyl chloride (5.9 ml, 47 mmol). A white precipitate formed. The ice bath was removed and the reaction stirred at ambient temperature for four hours. THF was evaporated under reduced pressure and the resulting oil partitioned between ethyl acetate (100 ml) and 2M hydrochloric acid (100 ml). The organic layer was separated and washed with 2M hydrochloric acid (3×75 ml), water (75 mi), 5% sodium hydrogen carbonate (3×75 ml) and finally water (75 ml). 4-he solution was then dried over MgSO4, filtered and evapourated to give the crude sulphonamide, which was crystallised from ethyl acetate/hexane to give N-4-methylbenzll phenylsulphonamide (9.8 g, 85%) as a white crystalline solid.

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