Ammonia → 2-(Difluoromethoxy)benzene-1-sulfonamide

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To a mixture of 250 ml of methylene chloride, 250 ml of water and 250 ml of 30% ammonia solution is slowly added a solution of 80.3 g of crude 2-difluoromethoxyphenylsulfonyl chloride in 50 ml of methylene chloride. After the exothermic reaction has subsided, the reaction mixture is refluxed for 2 hours. The organic phase is washed with water, dried over sodium sulfate, and evaporated to dryness. Recrystallisation from methanol yield 40.5 g of 2-difluoromethoxyphenylsulfonamide with a melting point of 128°-130° C.

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