N-(2-cyanophenyl)-N-methylmethanesulfonamide → N-(2-(Aminomethyl)phenyl)-N-methylmethanesulfonamide

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N-(2-Aminomethyl-phenyl)-N-methyl-methanesulfonamide was prepared from N-(2-cyano-phenyl)-N-methyl-methanesulfonamide (0.75 g, 3.5 mmol) via hydrogenation using a Paar apparatus with 10% Palladium on Carbon (50% Wet)(5:45:50, palladium:carbon black:water, 0.75 g, 0.35 mmol) and hydrogen (50 psi) in 7M ammonia in methanol (50 mL). The mixture was shaken on a Paar apparatus until adsorption of hydrogen ceased. The mixture was degassed, backflushed with nitrogen, filtered through a plug of diatomaceous earth and rinsed with dichloromethane. The filtrate was evaporated under reduced pressure. Product isolated as a tan viscous oil (0.76 g, 100%). 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3, δ, ppm): 7.54 (d, J=7.7 Hz, 1H), 7.38 (ddd, J=7.6, 0.9, 0.9 Hz, 1H), 7.30 (ddd, J=7.9, 1.3, 1.3 Hz, 1H), 7.24 (dd, J=7.9, 0.8 HZ, 1H), 4.00 (br s, 2H), 3.26 (s, 3H), 2.99 (s, 3H). MS=215 (MH)+.

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