Hydrochloric Acid → 2,5-Dimethoxyphenyl isothiocyanate

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To a solution of 2,5-dimethoxyaniline (61.2 g, 0.4 mol) and triethylamine (75 ml, 0.48 mol) in 300 ml of tetrahydrofuran was added carbon disulfide (91.2 g, 0.48 mol) at 5° C. and stirring was continued for 3 hours. To the reaction mixture kept at 5° C. was added N,N'-dicyclohexylcarbodiimide (99 g, 0.48 mol) and stirring was continued for another 3 hours. To the reaction mixture were added 2N HCl solution (100 ml) and hexane (100 ml) and an aqueous layer was separated. n-Hexane (100 ml) was further added to an organic layer and precipitates were filtered off. The solvents were distilled off under reduced pressure and a crude oily product was obtained. Separation and purification by chromatography using a silica gel column gave oily 2,5-dimethoxyphenylisothiocyanate (45 g, yield 57%).

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