4'-Methoxy-3-(trifluoromethyl)benzophenone → (4-Hydroxyphenyl)[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]methanone

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3-Trifluoromethylphenyl 4-methoxyphenyl ketone (657 mg) obtained in Example 138 was dissolved in N,N-dimethylformamide (35 ml), sodium thiomethoxide (411 ml) was added, and the admixture was refluxed with heat under argon for 7 hours. The reaction mixture was treated in the same manner as described in Example 33 to obtain 454 mg of the title compound (yield: 73%).

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