149. Notizen zur Synthese von 2-Aminophenylsulfonen

Article abstract of DOI:10.1002/hlca.19800630610

Syntheses of the alkyl, cycloalkyl and aryl 2-aminophenyl sulfones 10 were achieved by oxidation of the corresponding 2-nitrophenyl sulfides 7 to the 2-nitrophenyl sulfones 9 followed by ethanolic Bechamp-reduction.The sulfides 7 in turn were obtained by either reactions of 2-nitro-thiophenol (8) with the appropriate alkyl and cycloalkyl halides or of 2-chloro-nitrobenzene (5) with the relevant thiols.Condensation of 2-nitrobenzenesulfinic acid (3) with bromoacetic acid in aqueous alkaline solution led - presumably via 2-nitrophenylsulfonylacetic acid (4) - to methyl2-nitrophenyl sulfone (1), reduction of which gave 2-aminophenyl methyl sulfone (2).Treatment of 2-aminothiophenol (11) with t-butyl alcohol in aqueous sulfuric acid gave 2-aminophenyl t-butyl sulfide (12), which was acetylated to o-t-butylthio-acetanilide (13).Oxidation of the latter to o-t-butylsulfonyl-acetanilide (14) followed by hydrolysis led to 2-aminophenyl t-butyl sulfone (15).