Dimethyl Sulfoxide → N-methyl-N-(2-thiapropyl)-N'-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-urea

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11 g of N-methyl-N'-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-urea, 60 g of potassium carbonate and 50 ml of dimethylsulfur chloride were added at 10° C. to 150 ml of dimethylsulfoxide and the mixture was allowed to stand until exothermic generation of heat ceased. The reaction mixture was added to water and was extracted with ether. The ether solution was washed with water, dried and concentrated to dryness by distillation under reduced pressure. The residue was crystallized from isopropyl ether and then ethyl acetate to obtain 7.7 g of N-methyl-N-(2-thiapropyl)-N'-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-urea melting at 103° C.

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