N-(3-formylphenyl)methanesulfonamide → [3-(Hydroxyethyl)phenyl](methylsulfonyl)amine

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Under argon and at 0° C., 83 mg (0.417 mmol) of N-(3-formylphenyl)methanesulfonamide (Example 86A) were initially charged in 1 ml of abs. tetrahydrofuran. At 0° C., 99 mg (0.833 mmol) of methylmagnesium bromide (3 M in diethyl ether) were added dropwise (resulting in the formulation of a precipitate), and the reaction solution was stirred at this temperature for 2 h. The reaction solution was quenched with water and extracted three times with ethyl acetate. The combined organic phases were dried over sodium sulfate, filtered and evaporated.

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