Water → HCID 10808872, compound

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To a stirred, cooled (-20° C.) solution of 3,3,3-trifluoro-2-hydroxy-2-methylpropanoic acid (2.16 g 13.7 mmol) in N,N-dimethylacetamide (20 mL) was rapidly added thionyl chloride (1.73 g, 14.5 mmol) and the mixture (a precipitate formed after a few minutes) stirred at -20° C. to -10° C. for 1 hour. (4-Amino-2-cyanophenyl)phenyl sulfide (2.08 g, 9.2 mmol) was then added in one portion and the mixture allowed to stir at room temperature overnight. The solution was poured into 500 mL of water and extracted with two 100 mL portions of ethyl ether. The oil obtained-on removal of the ethyl ether was chromatographed on 325 g of silica gel using an ethyl ether (0%, 5%, 10% and 20%) in methylene chloride gradient. The proper fractions were combined, the solvent removed in vacuo and the residue heated overnight at 60° C./0.1 mm to yield 5.35 g (93%) of N-(4-phenylthio-3-cyanophenyl)-3,3,3,-trifluoro-2-hydroxy-2-methylpropanamide, mp 124°-126° C. 1H--NMR (300 MHz, d6 --DMSO): 1.59 (s, 3H, CH3), 7.32-7.47 (m, 6H, aromatic), 7.59 (s, 1H, OH), 8.07 (dd 1H, J=8.8, 2.3 Hz, aromatic), 8.33 (d, 1H, J=2.3 Hz, aromatic), 10.48 (s, 1H, NH). MS (CI, CH4): 367(M+1).

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