chloro-N-(4-fluoro-3-nitrophenyl)methanesulfonamide → N-(3-amino-4-fluorophenyl)-1-chloromethanesulfonamide

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A mixture of 12.5 g of iron powder (223 mmol) and 16 mL of an aqueous solution of acetic acid (8%) was heated to 80° C., and a solution of 6 g of 1-chloro-N-(4-fluoro-3-nitrophenyl)methanesulfonamide (22.3 mmol) in 20 mL of glacial acetic acid and 22 mL ethyl acetate was added dropwise to the mixture. After heating for 1.5 h the reaction mixture was filtered through a pad of Celite® and washed with 200 mL of ethyl acetate and water (twice with 25 mL). The organic phase was separated, dried (MgSO4), filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure to yield 5 g (94%) of the title compound as a solid melting at 128-129° C.

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