Ammonia → Methyl 2-(3-sulfamoylphenyl)acetate

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Reaction Conditions

Reaction Steps

0.880 Ammonia (0.027 ml) was added to a stirred solution of methyl [3-(chlorosulfonyl)phenyl]acetate (0.35 g) in a 1:1 mixture of dichloromethane and acetonitrile (1.75 ml), and the mixture was stirred at 22° C. for 2 h. The mixture was allowed to stand for a further 18 h, and the solvent was evaporated in vacuo. The residue was re-dissolved in dichloromethane and applied to a silica gel cartridge (10 g Varian Bond Elut, pre-conditioned with dichloromethane). The cartridge was eluted with dichloromethane, chloroform, ether, ethyl acetate, acetone, acetonitrile and methanol (1 column volume each), the fractions containing the product evaporated in vacuo, and the residue passed down a 5 g silica gel cartridge which was prepared and eluted in an identical manner. The product containing fractions were evaporated in vacuo to give a residue which was further purified using mass-directed preparative HPLC, to give the title compound as a colourless gum (0.018 g).

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