Methanol → (Fluoromethanesulfinyl)benzene

Fluoromethyl phenyl sulphide (85 g, 351.63 mmol) was added to a mixture of methanol (250 ml) and water (50 mL) The resulting mixture was cooled to a temperature between 0° C. and 5° C. NBS (75.10 g, 1.2 eq) was added in small portions maintaining the same temperature range. The reaction mixture was stirred until the reaction was complete, and then, was quenched with Na2SO3 solution (10%, 150 mL). The pH of the reaction mixture was adjusted to a value between 7 and 8 with NaHCO3 saturated solution. The mixture was concentrated under vacuum at a temperature between 20° C. and 25° C. The residue was extracted with dichloromethane (200 mL, 300 mL). The combined organic layer was washed with water (2×300 mL) and concentrated to 1/3 of the volume. Heptane (50 mL) was added and the resulting mixture was concentrated again. The crude product was purified by flash chromatography (Ethyl Acetate/Hexane 30:70) to give 49.8 g (89.6%) of the desired product as colourless oil at rt, which is a white solid at −20° C.

1. temperaturewas cooled to a temperature between 0° C. and 5° C
2. temperaturemaintaining the same temperature range
3. customwas quenched with Na2SO3 solution (10%, 150 mL)
4. concentrationThe mixture was concentrated under vacuum at a temperature between 20° C. and 25° C
5. extractionThe residue was extracted with dichloromethane (200 mL, 300 mL)
6. washThe combined organic layer was washed with water (2×300 mL)
7. concentrationconcentrated to 1/3 of the volume
8. additionHeptane (50 mL) was added
9. concentrationthe resulting mixture was concentrated again
10. customThe crude product was purified by flash chromatography (Ethyl Acetate/Hexane 30:70)

ORD record

ord-5bf4399921fe45e19fc6cce6d8af0dab

Source dataset

uspto-grants-2016_06

DOI

10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1

Patent number

US09359294B2