Tetrahydrofuran → HCID 21430188, compound

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Reaction Steps

1.182 g of methyl methylthiomethyl sulfoxide was dissolved in 5 ml. of tetrahydrofuran, and under cooling with ice 229 mg (1.0 equivalent) of sodium hydride was added. The mixture was stirred for one hour. 1.91 g of p-bromobenzyl bromide (0.8 equivalent) was added, and the mixture was further stirred for 13 hours at room temperature. 50 ml. of methylene chloride was added, and the resulting precipitate was filtered. The filtrate was concentrated at reduced pressure, and subjected to column chromatography (silica gel, methylene chloride) to give 698 mg of methyl 2-(p-bromophenyl)-1-methylthioethyl sulfoxide in a yield of 36.5%.

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