Ethanethiol → 10-Ethylsulfanyl-1,8-dihydroxy-10H-anthracen-9-one

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10-Bromo-1,8-dihydroxy-9-anthrone (3.05 g) was dissolved in dichloromethane (100 ml) and ethanethiol (1 ml) was added. The solution was left stirring at room temperature for 6 hours, during which time the red-brown solution became yellow-green. Removal of the solvent gave a yellow solid which, recrystallised from hexane, gave 1,8-dihydroxy-10-ethylthio-9-anthrone (2.63 g, 91%) as bright yellow needles, melting point 117°-118° C. (Found: C 67.3, H 5.1, S 11.1; C16H14O3S requires C 67.1, H 4.93, S 11.2%.)

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