Ethylene Glycol → 2-{[6-(2,4-Difluorophenyl)-2-naphthyl]thio}benzonitrile

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6-(2,4-Difluorophenyl)-2-naphthyl hydrosulfide (Step 2, 0.78 g) was dissolved in isopropyl alcohol (15 mL). 2-Iodobenzonitrile (0.66 g, 2.88 mmol), copper(I) iodide (29 mg, 0.15 mmol), potassium carbonate (0.8 g, 5.79 mmol) and ethylene glycol (320 μL) were added and the reaction heated to 80° C. under nitrogen overnight. Ethyl acetate was added to the cooled reaction mixture and stirred for 15 minutes. The mixture was filtered and the filtrate evaporated in vacuo. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica, eluting with 10-20% ethyl acetate/isohexane, followed by recrystallisation from ethyl acetate/isohexane, to give 2-{[6-(2,4-difluorophenyl)-2-naphthyl]thio}benzonitrile (216 mg, 20%). 1H NMR (500 MHz, CDCl3) δ 8.04 (1H, s), 7.97 (1H, s), 7.88 (2H, t, J=7.8 Hz), 7.68 (2H, d, J=8.0 Hz), 7.54-7.48 (2H, m), 7.43-7.39 (1H, m), 7.28 (1H, t, J=7.6 Hz), 7.19 (1H, d, J=7.9 Hz), 7.03-6.95 (2H, m).

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