Carbon Disulfide → (2-Isothiocyanatopropan-2-yl)benzene

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Reaction Conditions

Reaction Steps

Cumylamine (5.32 mL, 37.0 mmol) (TCI America) and Et3N (16.97 mL, 122 mmol) (Aldrich) were mixed in THF (40 mL) at 0° C. under a nitrogen atmosphere. Carbon disulfide (2.224 mL, 37.0 mmol) (J.T.Baker) was added dropwise via syringe over the course of 10 min. The reaction was stirred at 0° C. for 1 h before being warmed to RT and stirred for 1 h. p-Toluenesulfonyl chloride (7.76 g, 40.7 mmol) (Fluka) was added, and the reaction was stirred at RT for 1 h. The mixture was quenched with 1 M HCl and extracted with EtOAc. The organic layer was washed with brine, dried over MgSO4, and concentrated to give (2-isothiocyanatopropan-2-yl)benzene.

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