Methylamine → 5-(Aminosulfonyl)-2-fluoro-N-methylbenzamide

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To a suspension of 5-(aminosulfonyl)-2-fluorobenzoic acid [prepared according to Chem. Pharm. Bull. 1995, 43(4), 582-7] (3.0g, 13.7mmol) in dichloromethane (100 mL) at room temperature under nitrogen was added 1-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-3-ethylcarbodlimide hydrochloride (WSCDI) (2.89 g, 15.06 mmol) followed by a solution of methylamine in tetrahydrofuran (2 M, 8.21 mL, 16.42 mmol), dropwise and the reaction allowed to stir for 16 hours. The crude reaction mixture was then evaporated to dryness and the residue chromatographed on silica gel, eluting with dichloromethane:methanol:ammonia (84:14:2) as solvent to give the amide (732mg, 23%) as a white powder. 1H NMR (300 MHz, d4-MeOH): δ=2.97 (3 H, s), 7.40 (1 H, t), 8.05 (1 H, m), 8.29 (1 H, d). MS m/z 250 (MNH4)+

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