Water → 3'-(4-Nitrophenylthio)acetophenone

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A suspension of 3′-mercaptoacetophenone (Reference compound No. 4-1, 0.50 g, 3.3 mmol), potassium carbonate (0.55 g, 4.0 mmol) and 4-fluoronitrobenzene (0.42 mL, 4.0 mmol) in N,N-dimethylformamide (20 mL) was stirred at room temperature for 8.5 hours. Water (30 mL) was added to the reaction mixture, extracted with mixed solvent (30 mL) which consists of hexane and ethyl acetate (3:1). The organic layer was washed with brine (30 mL), dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. The solvent was removed under reduced pressure to give the title reference compound (1.2 g) quantitatively as a yellow solid.

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