Iodoethane → Ethyl 2-(4-(ethylthio)phenyl)acetate

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Alkylation of ethyl (4-mercaptophenyl)acetate (20 g, 102 mmol) with EtI (9.8 mL, 122 mmol), using a similar procedure to that described in Preparation 39, furnished ethyl (4-ethylsulfanylphenyl)acetate: m/z (ES+)=225.2 [M+H]+. Oxidation of this compound (22.6 g, 101 mmol) with mCPBA (222 mmol), employing a protocol similar to that described in Preparation 22, provided the title compound: m/z (ES+)=298.2 [M+MeCN+H]+.

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