Methylamine → 2-Hydroxy-5-methylsulfamoyl-benzoic acid

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To 63 mmol 5-chlorosulfonyl-2-hydroxy-benzoic acid in 120 ml dichloromethane at RT was added dropwise 317 mmol methylamine (8 M solution in ethanol), and the mixture was allowed to stir at RT for 1 h. The mixture was then concentrated in vacuo. The residue was suspended in 1 M aq NaOH solution and extracted twice with ether. The aqueous phase was acidified with 5 M aq HCl, saturated with NaCl, and extracted 3 times with THF. The combined THF extracts were washed twice with saturated aqueous NaCl solution and dried with Na2SO4. Evaporation in vacuo yielded the title compound. MS (m/e): 249.0 (M+NH4+, 100%), 231.9 (M+H+, 63%)

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