Methyl phenyl sulfoxide → Fluoromethyl phenyl sulfide

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To a stirred solution of (methylsulfinyl)benzene (23.0 g, 164 mmol) in chloroform (80 mL) under argon at room temperature was added diethylaminosulfur trifluoride (43.0 mL, 328 mmol) dropwise and the reaction mixture was stirred for 2 days at this temperature then at 60° C. overnight. The mixture was added dropwise to a stirred solution of saturated aqueous sodium hydrogen carbonate at 0° C. then extracted 3 times with dichloromethane. The combined organic layers were dried over sodium sulfate and concentrated to give (fluoromethyl)(phenyl)sulfane (20.0 g, 86%) as a yellow oil.

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