Water → 1-Bromo-4-(1-methylpropylthio)benzene

Participants

Reaction Steps

1-Bromo-4-(1-methylpropylthio)benzene is prepared by the following procedure. To a solution of 4-bromobenzenethiol (4.73 g, 5.0 mmol) in 25 ml of DMF at 70° under N2 is added potassium carbonate (4.15 g, 30.0 mmol). The mixture is allowed to stir for 15 min., after which 3-bromobutane (4.8 ml, 44.0 mmol) is added dropwise. The mixture is stirred at 70° for ca. 5 hours. Water is added to the cooled solution and the aqueous phase is extracted with ether (3×). The combined organic layers are washed with water and with brine and dried and the solvent is removed in vacuo to give, following purification by distillation under vacuum, 1-bromo-4-[1-methylpropylthio)benzene.

Provenance & Evidence