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HRID 1074076Generated: October 26, 2026

o-Xylyl bromide → Ethyl (2-methylbenzylthio)acetate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactanto-Xylyl bromideHCID 6992—
ReactantEthyl ThioglycolateHCID 12185—
ReactantSodium ethoxideHCID 2723922—
ReactantEthyl (4-methylbenzylthio)acetateHCID 4107274—
SolventEthanolHCID 702—
ProductEthyl (2-methylbenzylthio)acetateHCID 13245059—

Reaction Steps

The procedure is as in Example 29 for the preparation of ethyl (4-methylbenzylthio)acetate, starting with 2-bromomethyltoluene (10 g), a 2M ethanolic solution of sodium ethylate (30 cc) and ethyl 2-mercaptoacetate (6.5 g), in ethanol (100 cc). Ethyl (2-methylbenzylthio)acetate (8.9 g) is thereby obtained, and is used in the crude state in the subsequent syntheses.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04971979
Source datasetuspto-grants-1990_11
ORD IDord-8be7b2a72c794538966f31b125c630d7
Source noteuspto-grants-1990_11