Thionyl Chloride → 1-Chloromethyl-3-methylsulfanylbenzene

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To a solution of (3-methylsulfanyl-phenyl)-methanol (23.8 g, 0.156 mol) in benzene (250 mL) was added thionyl chloride (26.9 g, 0.234 mol) under cooling with an ice-bath. The ice-bath was removed and the reaction mixture stirred for 48 hours at room temperature. The solution was concentrated and used without further work-up (26.9 g).

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