Methyl iodide → 2-Trifluoromethylthioanisole

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Dissolve 2-trifluoromethyl-benzenethiol (10 g, 56 mmol), potassium carbonate (25 g, 180 mmol), iodomethane (11 mL, 177 mmol) in DMF (100 mL). Stir for 12 hours. Filter the suspension through a pad of silica gel and elute with ethyl acetate (500 mL). Evaporate half of the solvent and wash the remaining solution with 10% aqueous LiCl (100 mL). Dry with MgSO4 and evaporate solvent. Chromatograph the residue on a SiO2 column eluting with hexane to give 9.5 g of 1-methylsulfanyl-2-trifluoromethyl-benzene (88%).

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