3',4',5'-Trifluoroacetophenone → 1-(3,5-Difluoro-4-(methylthio)phenyl)ethanone

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The 3,4,5-triflouroacetophenone (9.50 g, 54.6 mmol) and sodium thiomethoxide (4.60 g) were mixed together in acetonitrile (80 mL). The solution was stirred for 2 hour at ambient temperature. Solvent was removed in vacuo and the residue dissolved in ethyl acetate. The solution was extracted with water (2×100 mL), saturated ammonium chloride (2×100 mL) and dried over sodium sulfate. Solvent was removed in vacuo to yield 1-[3,5-difluoro-4-(methyl-thio)phenyl]ethanone as a yellow oil (8.08 g, 73%). 1H NMR (CDCl3/300 MHz) 7.46-7.43 (m, 2H), 2.58 (s, 3H), 2.56 (t, 3H, J=1). ESHRMS m/z 203.0357 (M+H+, Calcd 203.0342).

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