3,4-Dichlorobenzenethiol → 3-(3,4-Dichlorophenylthio)-2-methoxycarbonylmethylpropionic acid

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A mixture of 3,4-dichlorobenzenethiol (1.15 ml), sodium 3-methoxycarbonyl-2-methylenepropionate (1.50 g), methanol (40 ml), and triton B (40% methanol solution, 5 drops) was refluxed for 20 hours. The reaction mixture was concentrated in vacuo. To the resulting residue was added a diluted hydrochloric acid, and a separated oil was extracted with diethyl ether. The organic layer was washed with water, dried over MgSO4, and evaporated at reduced pressure. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica by eluting with chloroform/ethanol (10:1) to give 2.34 g of 3-(3,4-dichlorophenylthio)-2-methoxycarbonylmethylpropionic acid as an oil.

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