Thiophenol → HCID 13048712, compound

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Reaction Steps

A mixture of 25.7 g of 2,4-dichlorobenzalpinacolone, Triton-B (4 drops) and 300 ml of ethanol was heated to 50°-60° C. Thiophenol (12.1 g) was added dropwise to the mixture and refluxed for 6 hours. The reaction mixture was concentrated, ice water was added thereto, and extracted with ether. After the removal of the ether by distillation, the oil residue was treated with n-hexane, and the resulted crystals were dried to give 30 g of the captioned compound. m.p. 79°-80° C.

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