Diethyl Ether → 2',4'-Difluoro-2-(2-methoxyethyl)thioacetophenone

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To a solution of 2-chloro-2',4'-difluoroacetophenone (2.7 g, 0.014 mol) and 2-methoxyethanethiol (J. Med. Chem., 39, 1253(1996)) (1.4 g, 0.015 mol) in methanol (50 ml), potassium carbonate (2.3 g, 0.016 mol) was added under ice cooling, followed by stirring at room temperature for 30 minutes. After the completion of the reaction, the insoluble matter was filtered off and the filtrate was distilled off under reduced pressure. The residue so obtained was diluted with ether, washed with water, dried over magnesium sulfate and distilled off under reduced pressure, whereby 2',4'-difluoro-2-(2-methoxyethyl)thioacetophenone (2.3 g, yield: 67.0%) was obtained as a colorless oil.

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