Ammonia → 2-Thiophenesulfonamide

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365.3 mg thiophene-2-sulfonyl chloride was dissolved in 5 ml THF, to which at 0° C. was added 1.7 ml NH3 solution drop wise. The resulting mixture was stirred at r.t. for 2 hrs and acidified with conc. HCl at 0° C. to pH=˜2. The organic solvent was removed via rotavap and the aqueous suspension was extracted with ethyl acetate. The extract was combined and washed with saturated NaHCO3 solution, water and brine. Dried over Na2SO4, the organic phase was filtered and the filtrate was concentrated affording the title compound 212 mg (65%) as a white solid, m.p.: 137-139° C.

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