Potassium Carbonate → 4-(1,3-Dioxan-2-yl)-3-(ethylsulfanyl)benzonitrile

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The reaction was carried out under argon. 4-(1,3-Dioxan-2-yl)-3-fluorobenzonitrile (4.14 g, 20 mmol) and sodium ethanethiolate (1.68 g, 20 mmol; 1 eq.) were initially charged in DMF (100 ml). Potassium carbonate (6.91 g, 50 mmol; 2.5 eq.) was added at RT, and the mixture was stirred at 100° C. for 5 h. TLC control then showed complete conversion. The mixture was concentrated and the residue was subjected to flash chromatography on silica gel (mobile phase: cyclohexane→cyclohexane/ethyl acetate 4:1). The title compound was obtained as a solid (4.8 g, 97% of theory).

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