Lawesson's reagent → 1-(4-Aminophenyl)piperidine-2-thione

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Reaction Steps

2.1 15 g (78.8 mmol) of 1-(4-aminophenyl)piperidin-2-one are heated to the boil together with 16.0 g (39.5 mmol) of 2,4-bis(4-methoxyphenyl)-1,3,2,4-dithiadiphosphetane 2,4-disulfide (Lawesson's reagent) in 100 ml of anhydrous toluene. After 45 minutes, the solvent is evaporated, and the residue is taken up in dichloromethane and 2 N HCl. The aqueous phase is extracted three times with dichloromethane and adjusted to a pH of 12 using conc. NaOH. Extraction with dichloromethane, drying over sodium sulfate and evaporation of the solvent give 1-(4-aminophenyl)piperidine-2-thione as a colourless solid, ESI 207.

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