Sodium Methoxide → (3-Bromo-5-iodophenyl)-thiourea

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A stirred suspension of 1-Benzoyl-3-(3-bromo-5-iodophenyl)-thiourea (20.70 g, 0.0449 mol) in methanol (303 ml) was treated with sodium methoxide (2.42 g, 0.0449 mol) and stirred at ambient temperature for 4 h. The resultant suspension was evaporated to dryness at reduced pressure. The residue was mixed with water (500 ml) and extracted with ethyl acetate (3×200 ml) which was dried (MgSO4) and the solvent removed in vacuo to give a residue which was triturated with 40-60° petroleum ether/diethyl ether (1:1) to afford (3-Bromo-5-iodophenyl)-thiourea as an off-white solid (14.35 g, 89%).

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