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Preparation of N-(2-alkoxyvinyl)sulfonamides from N-tosyl-1,2,3-triazoles and Subsequent Conversion to Substituted Phthalans and Phenethylamines
Published on: January 3, 2018
N-(4-Meth-oxy-2-nitro-phen-yl)-N-(methyl-sulfon-yl)methane-sulfonamide
Abstract:
In the title compound, C(9)H(12)N(2)O(7)S(2), the nitro substituent is slightly twisted from the benzene ring [dihedral angle = 14.69 (10)°]. The mol-ecular geometry is stabilized by intra-molecular C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds, forming S(6) ring motifs. In the crystal, molecules are linked by C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds into layers parallel to (10-2).
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