p-Toluidine → 4-Fluoro-N-(4-methylphenyl)benzenesulfonamide

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4-Toluidine (6.430 g, 60 mmol) was dissolved in pyridine (200 mL). The resulting mixture was cooled down to 0° C. 4-fluoro-benzenesulfonyl chloride (7.784 g, 40 mmol) was added in portions. The mixture was stirred between 0° C. and room temperature overnight. Solvents were evaporated to dryness. The crude oil was dissolved in ethyl acetate (150 mL) and washed with 10% HCl (2×75 mL) and brine (1×75 mL). Organic phase was dried over magnesium sulfate before filtering and removal of solvent. The resulting solid was recrystallized in cyclohexane/ethyl acetate 9:1. The desired product, e.g. 4-fluoro-N-(4-methylphenyl)benzenesulfonamide (9.4754 g, 89%), was obtained as a colorless solid, in 98% purity by HPLC (MaxPlot detection between 230 and 400 nm).

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