Ethyl Acetate → Ethyl 2-(3-chloro-4-bromobenzyl)-1,2-dihydro-1-thioxophthalazin-4-ylacetate

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A mixture of ethyl 2-(3-chloro-4-bromobenzyl)-1,2-dihydro-1-oxophthalazin-4-ylacetate (1.8 g.) and phosphorus pentasulphide (2.5 g.) in xylene (100 ml.) was stirred and heated under reflux for 1 hour. The reaction solution was then cooled to room temperature, ethyl acetate (25 ml.) was added and the mixture was filtered through chromatographic silica (20 g.), the subsequent filtrate was evaporated and the residual solid obtained was recrystallised from ethanol to give ethyl 2-(3-chloro-4-bromobenzyl)-1,2-dihydro-1-thioxophthalazin-4-ylacetate (1.1 g.), m.p. 124°-126° C.

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