Ethanol → N,3-Dimethylbenzenesulfonamide

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A round-bottom flask with methylamine solution 40% (0.9 ml, 28 mmol) in ethanol (2 ml, 34 mmol), was chilled to 0° C. in an ice bath with stirring under inert atmosphere. Then m-toluenesulfonyl chloride (0.8 ml, 6 mmol) was added slowly into the mixture. The mixture was allowed to stir at 0° C., while under inert atmosphere for 30 minutes. The progress of the reaction was monitored by LC/MS, which showed mostly desired product peak. The mixture was diluted with ethyl acetate and water and then extracted the organic layer with EtOAc (3×25 ml) and brine solution. The organics were combined, dried over sodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated in vacuo. This gave N,3-dimethylbenzenesulfonamide (1.00 g, 98% yield) as a colorless oil. MS (ESI pos. ion) m/z: 186 (MH+). Calc'd exact mass for C8H11NO2S: 185. 1H NMR (400 MHz, chloroform-d): 2.35-2.46 (m, 3H), 2.64 (s, 3H), 4.91 (s, 1H), 7.36-7.46 (m, 2H), 7.64-7.73 (m, 2H).

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