Triethylamine → 2,3,4-Trifluorophenyl isothiocyanate

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Triethylammonium N-(2,3,4-trifluorophenyl)dithiocarbamate (92.0 g) and triethylamine (31.5 g) were added to chloroform (360 ml) and thereto ethyl chlorocarbonate (33.8 g) was added dropwise at 2°-6° C. with stirring over a period of 1 hour. The mixture was stirred for 10 minutes and washed with 3N hydrochloric acid and then with water. The organic layer was dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate and the solvent was distilled off under reduced pressure. The obtained residue was purified by silica-gel column chromatography (Silica gel 60, 230-400 mesh, made by Merck Co., 220 g, eluent: hexane) under medium pressure, followed by distillation under reduced pressure to give the title compound (42.0 g) as colorless liquid, b.p.: 96°-97° C./17 mmHg.

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