1,2-Dibromoethane → ((2-Bromoethyl)thio)cyclohexane

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19.4 ml (225.0 mmol) of 1,2-dibromoethane and 4.1 g (30.0 mmol) of K2CO3 were added to a solution of 3.7 ml (30.0 mmol) of cyclohexanethiol in DMF (46 ml). After 2 hours of stirring at RT, the mixture was diluted with diethyl ether (200 ml) and washed with saturated aqueous NaCl solution. The organic phase was dried over MgSO4, filtered and concentrated in vacuo. The resulting 6.1 g of crude product (2-bromoethyl)(cyclohexyl)sulfane were used for the further reaction without being purified further.

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