Ethyl Acetate → 4-(2,5-Dimethylphenylthio)-3-nitrobenzonitrile

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To a solution of 4-chloro-3-nitrobenzonitrile (5.4 g, 29.67 mmol) in THF (100 mL) was added 2,5-dimethylthiophenol (4.921 g, 35.60 mmol) and K2CO3 (20.45 g, 148.0 mmol). The reaction was monitored with TLC (25% EtOAc in hexanes). After refluxing for 16 hrs, the reaction was complete. The solid was filtered and washed with copious amounts of EtOAc. The filtrate was washed sequentially with saturated NaHCO3, water, saturated NaCl solution, dried over MgSO4, filtered, and evaporated in vacuo. The resulting solid was then sonicated in hexanes and filtered to yield compound 24 as a yellow/white solid (8.00 g, 97.8% HPLC purity, 95% yield). 1H NMR (500 MHz, DMSO-d6): δ 8.77 (d, J=2 Hz, 1H), 7.94 (dd, J1=2 Hz, J2=8 Hz, 1H), 7.46 (s, 1H), 7.41 (d, J=8 Hz, 1H), 7.36 (d, J=8 Hz, 1H), 6.76 (d, J=8 Hz, 1H), 2.32 (s, 3H), 2.23 (s, 3H).

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