Methyl iodide → N-Methyl-N-(2-nitrophenyl)methanesulfonamide

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Reaction Steps

To a cooled (0° C.) solution of N-(2-nitrophenyl)methanesulfonamide (50 mg, 0.231 mmol) in DMF (2 mL) was added sodium hydride (11 mg, 0.46 mmol) and the reaction was warmed to room temperature and stirred for 20 minutes. The reaction was then re-cooled to 0° C. and iodomethane (0.029 mL 0.46 mmol) was added. The reaction was warmed to room temperature and stirred for 3 hours. The crude reaction was concentrated and purified by silica gel chromatography to provide N-methyl-N-(2-nitrophenyl)methanesulfonamide (20 mg, 38% yield). 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3) δ 7.91 (m, 1H), 7.70-7.50 (m, 3H), 3.34 (s, 3H), 3.01 (s, 3H).

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