Acetic Acid → 2'-(2,4-Difluorophenylamino)-4'-(1-hydroxyethyl)methanesulfonanilide

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Sodium borohydride (0.2 g) was added portionwise to a solution of 4'-acetyl-2'-(2,4-difluorophenylamino)methanesulfonanilide (1.5 g) in methanol (15 ml) at 5° to 10° C. The mixture was stirred for 10 hours at room temperature, treated with acetic acid, and concentrated. The residue was triturated with water and filtered. The solid (1.6 g) was recrystallized from a mixture of ethanol and ethyl acetate to give colorless needles of 2'-(2,4-difluorophenylamino)-4'-(1-hydroxyethyl)methanesulfonanilide (0.89 g).

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