3-Bromopropionic acid → 3-(2,5-Dimethyl-phenylsulfanyl)-propionic acid

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90 g (2.25 mol) of sodium hydroxide were dissolved in 500 ml of water and, with cooling at 10° C., admixed with 147.59 g of 2,5-dimethylthiophenol. Cooling was continued and 180.1 g (1.18 mol) of 3-bromopropionic acid were added below 25° C. The mixture was stirred for another 4 h at room temperature and then washed with diethyl ether (3×500 ml). The aqueous solution was made acidic using 1M HCl, and the precipitated product was filtered off and washed with water.

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