Bromoacetonitrile → n-Cyanomethyl-n-methylsulphonyl-4-nitroaniline

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3.24 g (15 mmol) of N-methylsulphonyl-4-nitroaniline are dissolved in 25 ml of DMSO and a total of 2.0 g (18 mmol) of potassium tert.butoxide are added batchwise. After 1 hour stirring at ambient temperature 2.7 g (23 mmol) of bromoacetonitrile are added dropwise. After 3 hours stirring at ambient temperature the mixture is poured onto ice water and extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic phase is washed with water and the solvent is eliminated in vacuo. The residue thus obtained is recrystallised from ethanol.

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