Water → 3-Chloro-2-phenyl-1,5-benzothiazepin-4(5H)-one

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2,3-Dihydro-2-phenyl-1,5-benzothiazepin-4(5H)-one (25.5 grams, 0.1 mole) is stirred in 250 ml of dimethylformamide. To the stirred solution is added a solution of N-chlorosuccinimide (27 grams, 0.2 mole) in 100 ml of dimethylformamide. The mixture is stirred at 105°-110°C for 5 hours, followed by cooling. The cooled solution is poured into 1.8 liters of cold water and a solid precipitates. The crude product (28 grams) has a melting point of 238°-240°C. The crude product is crystallized from a mixture of 30 ml hot dimethylformamide and 90 ml acetonitrile yielding 26.2 grams of the title compound, melting point 241°-243°C.

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