Carbon Tetrachloride → 4-(Benzylsulfanyl)benzyl chloride

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Triphenylphosphine (14.9 g, 56.8 mmol), carbon tetrachloride (35 mL, 360 mmol), (4-benzylsulfanyl-phenyl)-methanol (6.33 g, 27.5 mmol), and tetrahydrofuran (120 mL) were combined and stirred at reflux temperature overnight. The reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature, then partitioned between ethyl acetate and water (750 mL). The organic phase was dried over MgSO4, filtered, and concentrated to give the crude product. Flash chromatography (Analogix SuperFlash™ column, 100% hexanes -25% ethyl acetate in hexanes) afforded 4.57 g (67%) of 4-(benzylsulfanyl)benzyl chloride as an off-white solid. 1H NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ ppm 7.16-7.44 (m, 9 H), 4.72 (s, 2 H), 4.26 (s, 2 H).

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