N-(2-cyanopropan-2-yl)methanesulfonamide

Conditions: temp:0.00; pressure:0.00; stir:; See reaction.notes.procedure_details.

Procedure: To a stirred mixture of 8.4 g (0.1 mole) 2-amino-2-methylpropionitrile (the product of Example 1), and 10.1 g (0.1 mole) triethylamine in 125 ml methylene chloride, 11.5 g (0.1 mole) methanesulfonyl chloride in 25 ml methylene chloride were added dropwise over about 20 minutes in an exothermic addition reaction. The reaction mixture was stirred 15 minutes, then washed once with 100 ml water, washed twice with 50 ml water, dried over magnesium sulfate, and stripped to give 8.9 g of a brown oil. were added dropwise over about 20 minutes in an exothermic addition reaction washed once with 100 ml water washed twice with 50 ml water dried over magnesium sulfate