Potassium Carbonate → 1-Dimethylaminomethylene-3-(3-methanesulfonyl-phenyl)-thiourea

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To a solution of 7.47 g (36 mmol) 3-Methylsulfonyl aniline hydrochloride and 6.15 ml diisopropylethylamine in 75 ml THF was added 5.87 g (36 mmol) benzoyl isothiocyanate dropwise and allowed to stir at room temperature for 1 h. The volatiles were removed under reduced pressure and the residue was treated with diethyl ether. The precipitate was filtered off, dried and dissolved in 100 ml THF and 130 ml methanol. 18 g (130 mmol) potassium carbonate in 45 ml water was added and the mixture was stirred for 24 h at room temperature. The reaction mixture was concentrated and diluted with water. The precipitate was filtered off, washed with diethyl ether/ethanol and dried. The crude solid was dissolved in 50 ml dimethylformamide dimethyl acteal and heated for 3 h to 90° C. The precipitate was filtered off, washed with THF and dried to obtain 9.3 g (90%) of the title compound as white solid.

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