4-Toluenesulfonyl chloride → N-[4-cyano-3-trifluoromethyl-phenyl]-2-hydroxy-3-[4-methylphenyl-sulfonyloxy]-2-methyl-propionamide

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A solution of 5 g (17.35 mol) of N-[4-cyano-3-trifluoromethyl-phenyl]-2,3-dihydroxy-2-methyl-propionamide in 50 ml of dry pyridine was cooled to 0° C. and 10 g (52.45 mmol) of p-toluenesulfonyl chloride was added in small portions. The mixture was stirred at 0° C. for 5 h, then diluted with 200 ml of dichloromethane, washed three times with 50 ml of saturated aqueous sodium hydrogen carbonate, twice with 50 ml of 10% aqueous hydrochloric acid and 50 ml of brine. The organic layer was dried over sodium sulfate and concentrated in vacuum. The residue was crystallized from a 1:5 mixture of ethyl acetate/petroleum ether, which has a boiling range of 40–70° C.

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