Hydrochloric Acid → 1-Bromo-4-(7-methoxyheptylthio)benzene

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To a solution of 1-bromo-4-(7-bromoheptylthio)benzene (5 g) in methanol (25 ml) was added 28% sodium mehtylate in nethanol (7.9 g) and the mixture was stirred under refluxing for 2 hours. The residue was adjusted to pH 2 with dilute HCl aq. and extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was seperated, wahsed with brine, dried over magnesium sulfate and evaporated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by column chromatography on silica gel eluting with n-hexane/ethyl acetate (50:1) to give 1-bromo-4-(7-methoxyheptylthio)benzene (3.59 g).

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