Phosphorus sulfide (P2S5) → 7-Chloro-2-(2-chloroethyl)-2,3-dihydro-4-methyl-1,4-benzoxazepine-5(4H)-thione

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To a solution of 20 g (0.07 mole) of 7-chloro-2-(2-chloroethyl)-2,3-dihydro-4-methyl-1,4-benzoxazepin-5(4H)-one in 200 ml of toluene was added a mixture of 9.55 g (0.05 mole) of phosphorus pentasulfide and 9.5 g of potassium sulfide which had been ground together. The reaction mixture was filtered and the filtrate concentrated under reduced pressure to give a yellow solid. Recrystallization from absolute ethanol gave 12.5 g (68%) of the product, m.p. 102°-104° C.

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