Benzene → 4-(Phenylsulfonyl)aniline

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A mixture of sulfanilic acid (10 g, 0.52 mmol), benzene (4.7 g, 0.56 mmol) and trifluoroacetic anhydride (42 g) in trifluoroacetic acid (42 g) was heated to reflux for 3 days. The solvent was removed in vacuo and the residue taken up in 10% aqueous sodium hydroxide and heated to 100° C. for 15 minutes. The resulting white precipitate was filtered off, washed with water and dried to give [4-(phenylsulfonyl)phenyl]amine. 1H NMR (400 MHz, d6-DMSO) δ 7.83-7.81 (2H, m), 7.61-7.51 (5H, m), 6.62-6.58 (2H, m), 6.15 (2H, s).

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