Hydrazine hydrate (1:1) → 4-amino-N-methylbenzene-1-sulfonamide

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To a solution of the crude 4-nitrobenzenesulfonyl methylamide prepared above in 45 mL of ethanol, was added a 1 mL slurry of Raney Nickel. Hydrazine monohydrate (18 mmol) was added slowly in several portions. A change in the solution colour from yellow to colourless indicated the reaction was complete. The mixture was stirred for an additional 1 hr. The solids were removed by filtration and the solvent was evaporated. The resulting crude material was purified by flash column chromatography eluting with CH2Cl2:MeOH=10:1 to yield 2.09 g (90% for two steps) of the title compound as a pale orange powder.

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