2-Mercaptobenzoic Acid → 2-((2,2,2-Trifluoroethyl)sulfanyl)benzoic acid

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A two-necked flask was charged under nitrogen with 45 ml of dimethylformamide and 16 g of a 50% strength by weight aqueous sodium hydroxide solution. After addition of 15 g of 2-mercaptobenzoic acid, 18 g of chlorotrifluoroethane were passed in at 0° C. and the reaction mixture was then transferred into a stirred autoclave. The mixture was heated at 100° C. for 12 hours (maximum pressure: 2.5 bar), allowed to cool and the crude product was then precipitated by addition of concentrated hydrochloric acid. The dried crude product was recrystallized from hot formic acid, giving 5.3 g of 2-(2',2',2'-trifluoroethylthio)benzoic acid having a melting point of 226°-227° C.

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