2-Bromobenzenethiol → 1-Bromo-2-[(2-chloropentyl)sulfanyl]benzene

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To a solution of 23.0 g of sodium metal in 500 ml of absolute ethanol is added, in about 0.5 hour, a solution of 173.0 g of o-bromothiophenol in 250 ml of absolute ethanol. The mixture is stirred and heated under reflux for about 0.5 hour, cooled to 0°, and treated, dropwise, with 185.5 g of 1-bromo-2-chloropentane. The addition requires about 1 hour. The mixture is stirred for about 2 hours at 0°, warmed slowly to reflux, and then heated under reflux for two hours. The mixture is filtered and the filtrate concentrated in vacuo at 40° to give about 255.7 g of o-bromophenyl 2-chloro-1-pentyl sulfide as a pale yellow oil.

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