Hexane → HCID 13502056, compound

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To a stirred solution of 53.2 g (0.5 mole) methylvinylsulfone and 1 ml triethylamine in 50 ml methanol, 38.06 g [35.75 ml (0.5 mole)] thioacetic acid was added dropwise over 15 minutes. During the addition, the temperature was maintained between 30°-40° C. with an ice bath. The mixture was stirred overnight at room temperature; then the solvent was removed using a rotovap to give a yellow-red oil which solidified upon cooling. The residue was dissolved in 150 ml of hot ethyl acetate; then 100 ml hexane was added. With cooling of the solution in an ice bath, fine white needle crystals formed. The crystals were recovered by filtration, were washed with cold 1:1 ethyl acetate:hexane and air-dried to give 35.28 g of the above-identified product as a crystalline solid, melting point 57°-59° C. A second crop of 29.13 g crystals melting point 57°-60° C. was obtained to give a total of 64.41 g of the above-identified product.

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