Hydrogen Sulfide → HCID 20386623, compound

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In a 1-l stainless steel autoclave were placed 56.2 g (0.150 mole) of 1,2-diphenyl-4-(2,4-dimethoxyphenyl)butane-1,4-dione, 100 ml of xylene, 33.3 g (0.075 mole) of phosphorus pentasulfide and 120 g of hydrogen sulfide. The contents of the autoclave were stirred at 160°-162° C. (1040-1080 psig) for three hours. The autoclave was then cooled, and the remaining hydrogen sulfide was vented into a trap of aqueous sodium hydroxide. The residue was stirred with 150 ml of absolute ethanol to destroy excess phosphorus pentasulfide. Chilling to -78° C. and filtration gave 27.6 g (49.4%) of crude product, m.p. 107°-110° C. Recrystallization from 30 ml of dioxane and 60 mll of ethanol gave 17.3 g (31%) of pure 2,3-diphenyl-5-(2,4-dimethoxyphenyl)thiophene, m.p. 112°-114° C.

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