Water → 4-Ethylthio-5-methyl-6-ethoxycarbonyl-8-chlorothiochroman

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0.8 Gram (2.6 mmol) of 4,8-dichloro-5-methyl-6-ethoxycarbonylthiochroman was dissolved in 5 ml of N,N-dimethylformamide, and 0.15 ml (3.1 mmol) of ethanethiol and 0.43 g (3.1 mmol) of potassium carbonate were added. The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 2 days. After the completion of the reaction, 20 ml of water was added, and the reaction mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate twice. An organic layer was washed with water and with a saturated sodium chloride aqueous solution and dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, and the solvent was distilled off to give 1.2 g (yield 100%) of 4-ethylthio-5-methyl-6-ethoxycarbonyl-8-chlorothiochroman.

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