Acetone → HCID 12912742, compound

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6-(3-(Trifluoromethyl)phenylthio)-3-aminopyridine (4.0 grams) was dissolved in 50 ml. of acetone and m-chloroperoxybenzoic acid (4.0 grams) added. The solution was allowed to stir at room temperature for 2 hours, and an additional 1.0 gram of m-chloroperoxybenzoic acid was added. The reaction mixture was passed over a column of silica gel with ethyl acetate, and the fraction corresponding to the product collected and crystallized from ethyl acetate-hexanes, yield, 4.0 grams m.p. 74°-76° C.

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