Preparation of N-acyl sulfonamides (2a-j), (3a-m), (5a-f) and cyclic imides (3n-r)Under nitrogen atmosphere, a mixture of sulfonamide (1 mmol), acylating agent (2 mmol) and Cs 5 HP 2 W 18 O 62 catalyst (5 mmol %) in water (2 mL), was stirred at room temperature to obtain (2a-j), (3a-m), (5a-f) and under reflux for (3n-r). Reaction was monitored by TLC. After completion of the reaction, the catalyst was removed by filtration. The filtrate was washed by water (10 mL) and extracted with EtOAc (3x15 mL). The combined organic layers were dried over anhydrous Na 2 SO 4 , then the solvent was evaporated in vacuum, and the crude compound was purified by flash chromatography (Merck silica gel 60 H, CH 2 Cl 2 /MeOH, 9:1) to afford the corresponding products..
NMR data of N-acyl sulfonamide derivatives (2a-j)
N-(N-butylsulfamoyl)acetamide (2a)