2-Methylsulfinyl-4-(4-trifluoromethylphenyl)benzonitrile → 2-Mercapto-4-(4-trifluoromethylphenyl)benzonitrile

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2.2 g (7.1 mmol) of 2-methylsulfinyl-4-(4-trifluoromethylphenyl)benzonitrile prepared in (b) was stirred in 15 ml of trifluoroacetic anhydride at room temperature for 12 hours, and the low-boiling matters were distilled off under reduced pressure. 50 ml of methanol and 3 g of 20% aqueous potassium hydroxide were added to the residue, and the reaction was carried out for 1 hour. The solvent was distilled off under reduced pressure, and the residue was mixed with 5% aqueous sulfuric acid and extracted with ethyl acetate. The ethyl acetate layer was dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, and the solvent was distilled off under reduced pressure to obtain 1.0 g of 2-mercapto-4-(4-trifluoromethylphenyl)benzonitrile (yield 51.0%), which was used in Example 1 as the starting material.

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