Ethyl acetate hexane → 3-(Methylsulfonyl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)benzamide

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In a 500-mL, 3-neck round-bottomed flask equipped with an 100-mL pressure-equalizing addition funnel fitted with an nitrogen inlet, and a rubber septum, 3-(methylthio)-5-(trifluoromethyl)benzamide (8.0 g, 1.0 eq.), in acetone (70 mL). Oxone (36.5 g, 2 eq.) was added at RT. The reaction was stirred for 12 h. The progress of the reaction was followed by TLC analysis on silica gel with 30% ethyl acetate-hexane as mobile phase and visualization with UV, SM Rf=0.30 and Product Rf=0.20. Reaction was stirred for 12 h and white solid (Oxone salts) was separated by filtration on a Büchner funnel and washed with acetone (100 mL). The combined acetone layer was concentrated by rotary evaporation (40° C., 20 mmHg) to afford 7.0 g of off white solid. The resulting crude compound off white (7 g) was subjected to further stage Yield (90.4%); Mass: (ES+) 267.89 (M+1).

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