Synthesis and properties of N-(2,2,2-trichloroethyl)-2-thiophenesulfonamides

Chlorination of 2-thiophenesulfonamide gave unstable N,N-dichloro-2-thiophenesulfonamide which was brought into reactions with 1,2-polyhaloethenes. The condensation of 2-thiophenesulfonamide with trichloroacetaldehyde afforded N-(2,2,2-trichloro-1-hydroxyethyl)-2-thiophenesulfonamide which reacted with benzene, toluene, 2-chlorothiophene, and phenol to form the corresponding N-(1-aryl-2,2,2-trichloroethyl)-2-thiophenesulfonamides. Under more severe conditions, the latter were converted into 1,1-diaryl-2,2,2-trichloroethanes. The reaction of N-(2,2,2-trichloro-l-hydroxyethyl)-2-thiophenesulfonamide with substituted arenes, including phenol, was regioselective: only the corresponding para-substituted products were obtained. Hydrolysis of N-[2,2,2-trichloro-l-(4-tolyl)ethyl]-2-thiophenesulfonaniide yielded N-(2-thienylsulfonyl)-2(4-tolyl)glycine.