p-Toluenesulfonic acid → Cycloheptyl-3-mercaptopropionate

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Reaction Steps

Into a 100 ml reaction flask equipped with stirrer, thermometer, reflux condenser and hot plate are placed 45.6 grams of cycloheptanol; 16 grams of 3-mercaptopropionic acid and 0.5 grams of paratoluene sulfonic acid. The reaction mass is heated to reflux and refluxed for a period of 12 hours. At the end of the 12 hour period, the reaction mass is cooled and distilled on a micro distillation apparatus yielding the compound having the structure: ##STR146## as confirmed by GLC, IR, NMR and mass spectral analyses.

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