Ammonia → Benzhydrylthioacetamide

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Reaction Conditions

Reaction Steps

A reactor equipped with an impeller stirrer and a gas introduction tube was charged with methyldiphenylmethylthioacetate (100 g; 1 equivalent) and methanol (300 mL; 3 volumes) at room temperature. The mixture was heated to 35° C. Ammonia (7 equivalents) was introduced within 3 hours, and the mixture contacted at 35° C. for 16 hours before adding 3 equivalents of ammonia. When the reaction was completed, the mixture was cooled to 25° C. and water (90 ml; 0.9 volume) added. The mixture was filtered and dried under vacuum.

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