Water → Methyl 4-[(5-bromopentyl)thio]benzoate

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To a solution of methyl 4-mercaptobenzoate (3.39 g) and 1,5-dibromopentane (9.31 g) in dimethyl formamide (100 mL), potassium carbonate (3.07 g) was added. The reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 3 hours. To the reaction mixture, water (300 mL) was added and the aqueous layer was extracted twice with an n-hexane-ethyl acetate solution (n-hexane:ethyl acetate=1:1) (150 mL). The combined organic layer was washed with saturated brine, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate and then concentrated. The residue was purified by silica gel chromatography (n-hexane:ethyl acetate=1:0→8:2) to obtain the title compound (4.69 g) having the following physical properties.

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