4-Toluenesulfonyl chloride → Thieno[2,3-c]pyridin-7-amine

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Reaction Steps

To a solution of 16.6 g of thieno[2,3-c]pyridine-N-oxide in 500 ml of chloroform was added 25 g of p-toluenesulfonyl chloride portionwise with ice-cooling over a period of 1 hour. After the reaction mixture was stirred for further 30 minutes under the same conditions, 250 ml of 10% ammonia water was added, and stirred at ambient temperature for 16 hours. The reaction mixture was diluted with 400 ml of chloroform, washed with water and saturated saline, and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. The drying agent was removed by filtration, and the solvent was removed under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by column chromatography on silica gel to give 2.8 g of the title compound as a brown oily material.

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