Methanethiol → HCID 21430201, compound

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832 mg of (1-bromoethyl) phenyl sulfoxide was dissolved in 1 ml. of acetonitrile, and with addition of 3.3 ml. of a 20% aqueous solution of sodium salt of methyl mercaptan, the mixture was heated at 40° C. for 10 hours. The product was extracted with 50 ml. of chloroform, and dried with anhydrous sodium sulfate. The solvent was removed at reduced pressure, and the product was separated by column-chromatography (silica gel, chloroform). There was obtained 170 mg of 1-methylthioethyl phenyl sulfoxide in a yield of 75.4%.

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