4-Toluenesulfonyl chloride → N-(4-Methoxy-2-nitrophenyl)-4-methylbenzenesulfonamide

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50 g of 4-methoxy-2-nitroaniline are stirred at 0° C. in 300 ml of pyridine. 56.7 g of tosyl chloride are added in portions at 0° C. and the mixture is then stirred for two hours at room temperature, left to stand overnight and poured into an ice/water mixture. The crystals obtained are filtered off and washed with water and then with isopropyl ether to give 72.8 g of 2-(4-methylbenzenesulfonylamino)-5-methoxynitrobenzene in the form of crystals melting at 99° C.

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