Sodium Hydroxide → HCID 1811299, compound

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To a slurry of 1.67 g of the 2-mercaptobenzothiazole in 18 ml of hot 95% ethanol was added 0.4 g of sodium hydroxide. After all materials had dissolved, the mixture was added to 2.79 g of 2,3,4,5,6-pentafluorobenzyl bromide. The mixture was stirred at 30°-32° C. for 1 minute, then poured into 75 ml ice-water. The product precipitated, was filtered and dried to yield 3.21 g, mp 58°-59.5° C. Recrystallization from aqueous ethanol yielded 2.19 g, mp 51°-53° C.

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