Diethyl dithiophosphate, potassium salt → Methyl 5-carbamothioyl-2,4-dimethylbenzoate

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To a round-bottom flask was added a solution of methyl 5-cyano-2,4-dimethylbenzoate (compound 2.3, 1.78 g, 9.41 mmol, 1.00 equiv) in tetrahydrofuran/H2O (30/3 mL). O,O′-diethyl dithiophosphate (3.30 g, 17.7 mmol, 2.00 equiv) was added and the resulting mixture was stirred for 2 days at 85° C. (CAUTION: significant gas evolution occurs—this and all other reactions described herein should be carried out in well ventilated fume hoods). After cooling to ambient temperature, the mixture was extracted with 2×50 mL of ethyl acetate. The combined organic layers were dried over sodium sulfate and concentrated in vacuo. The crude residue was purified using silica gel column chromatography with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1:10) as eluent to furnish 1.20 g (57%) of the title compound as a yellow solid.

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