ethanone, 2-[(4-chlorophenyl)thio]-1-phenyl- → HCID 13319308, compound

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To a vigorously stirred solution of 199 g. (0.75 mole) of 4-chloro-2-(phenylthio)acetophenone in 2 liters of 1,2-dimethoxyethane (glyme) is added a solution of 175.5 g. (0.825 mole) of sodium periodate; the mixture is heated at 40°C for 7 days. The mixture is then filtered from the inorganic materials and the glyme distilled from the filtrate to give a slurry of crystals. These are filtered and this mixture of sulfoxide and starting material is separated from the inorganic contaminants by extraction into abs. ethanol. After filtration and concentration, the residue is dissolved in 1.5 liters of boiling hexane to give (after cooling and filtration) 91.8 g. of product, melting point 129°-130°C.

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