Thiophenol → 2-((Phenylthio)methyl)pyridine

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Reaction Conditions

Reaction Steps

Thiophenol 2(2) (2.77 g, 0.025 mol), cesium carbonate (24.65 g, 0.075 mol) and catalytical amount of cesium fluoride were added successively to a solution of 2-chloromethylpyridine 6(1) (1.13 g, 0.017 mol) in absolute DMF (28 ml). The reaction mixture was stirred at 50-60° C. for 2 h in argon current and left for night at 20° C. Solvent was removed in vacuo, the residue was dissolved in water, the reaction product was extracted with CH2Cl2, dried over MgSO4, solvent was evaporated in vacuo. It gave 2-phenylsulphanylmethylpyridine 6(2), 3.2 g, (95%).

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