2H-1,2,4-benzothiadiazine 1,1-dioxides 2. A condensation of 2-aminobenzenesulfonamide with chloroalkyl isothiocyanates

A reaction of 2-aminobenzenesulfonamide ( 1 ) with 2-chloroethyl or 3-chloropropyl isothiocyanate in isopropanol afforded 2-(2′-chloroethylthioureido)- and 2-(3′-chloropropylthioureido)benzenesulfonamides ( 2a,b ) in 67% and 55% yield respectively. Treatment of 2a,b with triethylamine in methanol at room temperature furnished 3-(2′-aminoethylthio)- and 3-(3′-aminopropylthio)-2H-1,2,4-benzothiadiazine 1,1-dioxides ( 9a,b ) in quantitative yield. Heating 2b to reflux in methanol under neutral conditions gave 9b but in the form of the hydrochloride 8b which could be converted into the free base 9b by treating with ammonia water. When compounds 2a,b were treated with triethylamine in methanol at elevated temperature, 3-(2′-mercaptoethylamino)- and 3-(3′-mercaptopropylamino)-2H-1,2,4-benzothiadiazine 1,1-dioxides ( 10a,b ) were obtained in good yield. Alternatively, 10a,b could also be prepared from 9a,b in 95% and 77% yield respectively.