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Process for making N-(N'-methylenepyrrolidonyl)-2-substituted anilines
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, (2008/06/13)
This invention relates to an improved process for making N-(N'-methylenepyrrolidonyl)-2-substituted anilines which are useful intermediates in the synthesis of agricultural herbicides. This process of the invention comprises reacting a 2-substituted aniline with N-chloromethylpyrrolidone at about room temperature in the presence of an acid acceptor. Such room temperature alkylation of the aniline prevents excessive side reactions, particularly with a substituent in the 2-position of the aniline, such as an alkenyl group, which is sensitive to alkylating agents which require excessive heating to effective the condensation reaction.
149. Notizen zur Synthese von 2-Aminophenylsulfonen
Courtin, Alfred,Tobel, Hans-Rudolf von,Auerbach, Guenther
, p. 1412 - 1419 (2007/10/02)
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).
