Dimethyl Sulfide → 2-Amino-3-(methylthiomethyl)benzotrifluoride

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Dimethylsulfide, 16 ml, was syringed all at once into a solution of 25.0 grams (g) of 2-(trifluoromethyl)aniline in 400 milliliters (ml) of methylene chloride. The reaction solution was cooled to 15° C. and 29.0 g of N-chlorosuccinimide was added in small portions over a 20 minute period at such a rate that the reaction temperature did not exceed 20° C. The reaction mixture was stirred at 15° C. for 15 minutes, then 30.4 ml of triethylamine was added dropwise over 15 minutes at such a rate that the temperature did not exceed 15° C. After an additional five minutes of stirring, the reaction was refluxed overnight, allowed to cool to room temperature, washed with two 200 ml portions of 10% sodium hydroxide, the organic phase separated, dried with magnesium sulfate and filtered. The remainder of the solvent was distilled off to yield 35.8 g of the crude desired product which was used without any additional purification in subsequent reactions.

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