Isopropyl iodide → 2-Bromo-4-(isopropylthio)-1-methylbenzene

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A stirred suspension of NaH (40 mg) in anhydrous DMF (5 mL) was treated with a solution of 3-bromo-4-methylbenzenethiol (200 mg) in anhydrous DMF (3 ml). The reaction mixture was stirred for 30 minutes at RT, then 2-iodo propane (0.14 ml) was added to the reaction mixture and the reaction mixture was heated to 55° C. for 3 hours. The reaction mixture was quenched with ice and extracted with diethylether. The organic layer was dried over sodium sulfate and concentrated under reduced pressure. The crude product was purified by flash chromatography (Silica gel), eluting with hexane, to give the title compounds.

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