Triphenylcarbinol → HCID 54400813, compound

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Methyl thioglycolate (0.50 g, 4.71 mmol) was dissolved in 5 mL anhydrous TFA. Triphenylmethanol (1.23 g, 4.71 mmol, 1 equiv.) was added and the deep-red solution was stirred at room temperature for 2 hours. TFA was evaporated and the residue was dissolved in ether (100 mL), washed with saturated sodium bicarbonate (50 mL×2) and brine (50 mL×1), dried over MgSO4, and concentrated to dryness, yielding a white solid (1.64 g, quantitative). Rf =0.45 (20% ether/petroleum ether). Products were confirmed by 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3).

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