Hydrogen Sulfide → 5-(3,4-Dichlorophenyl)-2,3-diphenylthiophene

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In a 1-liter stainless steel autoclave equipped with electrically-driven stirrer were placed 38.3 g. (0.100 mole) of 1,2-diphenyl-4-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)butane-1,4-dione, 100 ml of xylene, 20 g of phosphorus pentasulfide and 140 g of hydrogen sulfide. The reactor was heated for three hours at 160°-164° C. The crude product remaining after cooling and venting the reactor was stirred with ethanol. Filtration gave 30.5 g (80%) of solid m.p. 101°-103° C. Recrystallization from 30 ml of dioxane and 60 ml of ethanol gave 22.5 g (59%) of pure product, m.p. 106.2°-107.8° C.

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