Water → 4'-(2-Cyanoethylsulfonyl)acetanilide

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A solution of 19.9 g (0.1 mol) of p-acetamidobenzenesulfinic acid (Organic Synthesis, Coll. Vol. I, page 7), 100 ml of water, 40 ml of acetic acid and 6.6 ml (0.1 mole) of acrylonitrile was heated on a steam bath for 2 hours. The resulting slurry was cooled to room temperature, filtered, washed with water and air dried to give 17.1 g (68 percent) of white solid.

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