Ethanol → HCID 21320301, compound

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To a stirred mixture of 1.4 g. of sodium hydride in 150 ml. of ethanol is added 6 ml. of methyl mercaptan, then 6.6 g. (0.02 mole) of 5-bromomethyl-2-nitro-3-phenylbenzofuran. After four hours the mixture is poured into cold water, this mixture is extracted with diethyl ether, the extracts are washed with 5 percent sodium hydroxide solution, water and saturated sodium chloride solution, then dried. Evaporation provides yellow 5-methylthiomethyl-2-nitro-3-phenylbenzofuran. The structural assignment is supported by infrared spectral analysis.

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