“…1,1-Difluoromethanesulfonyl chloride, 1,1-difluoro-lV-phenylmethanesulfonamide (16), and lV-(4-chlorophenyl)-l,l-difluoromethanesulfonamide (30) were prepared according to Farrar.22 The synthesis of lV-(3-benzoylphenyl)-l,l-difluoromethanesulfonamide (17) has been described.2 1.1-Difluoromethanesulfonamide (12). Ammonia was bubbled for 2 hr into a stirred solution of 1,1-difluoromethanesulfonyl chloride (15.1 g, 0.1 mol) in dichloromethane (100 ml) at 0°.…”