Water → 4-Methylsulfonylacetophenone

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Reaktionsschritte

A solution of 1036 g of oxone and 11.7 g of EDTA (Ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid) dissolved in 3.8 l of water is added dropwise to a solution of (4-methylthiophenyl)ethanone (prepared according to J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1952 p. 5475) in 1 l of acetone and 1.1 l of water, the temperature being kept below 32° C. The reaction mixture is stirred for 16 h after the end of the addition, then 550 g of sodium metabisulphite are added portionwise. The reaction mixture is then filtered, the solid obtained is taken up in water, dried in the oven and recrystallised from ethanol.

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