Morpholine → 3-(Morpholinosulfonyl)pyridine

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Pyridine-3-sulfonyl chloride was prepared from phosphorus pentachloride (17.82 g, 0.112 mol) and pyridine-3-sulfonic acid (12.36 g, 77.7 mmol) according to the procedure described by P. Breant et al. Synthesis, 1983, 822. Anhydrous toluene (20 mL) was added to the product and this solution added slowly to a mixture of toluene (100 mL), triethylamine (4 eq, 43 mL) and morpholine (1.5 eq, 10.3 mL) with cooling in ice water. A thick precipitate was formed. The mixture was stirred for 16 hr and then shaken with a saturated K2CO3 solution, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and evaporated to give a yellowish brown solid. Trituration with methanol gave 4-(pyridine-3-sulfonyl)-morpholine as a pale yellow solid (14.29 g, 81%).

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