benzenethiol, potassium salt → 8-fluoro-6-phenylsulfanyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-naphthalen-1-one

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A mixture of 6,8-difluoro-3,4-dihydro-2H-naphthalen-1-one (1.0 gram, 5.5 moles) and potassium thiophenolate (0.81 gram, 5.5 mmole) in 4 mL DMSO was heated at 50° C. for 0.5 hour. The mixture was diluted with 30 mL 0.1N hydrochloric acid and then it was extracted with 50 mL diethyl ether. The organic phase was washed with water, dried (magnesium sulfate) and concentrated under reduced pressure. 8-Fluoro-6-phenylsulfanyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-naphthalen-1-one was obtained by recrystallization of the residue from ethyl acetate/hexane, 0.871 gram (58%), m.p. 112-113° C., M+H=273.

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