Potassium Carbonate → Methyl (o-nitrobenzylthio)-acetate

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Reaction Steps

A mixture of o-nitrobenzylchloride (17.2 g), methyl mercaptoacetate (8.9 ml), and potassium carbonate (27.6 g) was refluxed with stirring in acetone (200 ml) for 6 hours. The reaction mixture was filtered and evaporated to leave the title compound as an oil.

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