N,N-diethyl-2-nitrobenzenesulfonamide → 2-Amino-N,N-diethylbenzenesulfonamide

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In a pressure vessel a mixture of 133 g of o-nitro-N,N-diethylbenzenesulfonamide, 5 g of 10% palladium on carbon, and 500 ml of ethyl acetate was shaken at 130° under 500 psi hydrogen pressure until hydrogen was no longer absorbed. The reaction mixture was cooled and the catalyst filtered off. Evaporation of the solvent in-vacuo gave 123 g of o-amino-N,N-diethylbenzenesulfonamide as a viscous oil which slowly crystallized to a solid, m.p. 45°-51°.

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