Water → [(4-Nitrophenyl)sulfanyl]acetonitrile

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Reaction Steps

4-nitrobenzenethiol (10 g) was dissolved in THF (100 ml), and to this solution was added triethylamine (12.6 ml) and then, bromoacetonitrile (5.4 ml), and the mixture was stirred for 30 minutes. The reaction solution was added to water, and extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was washed with saturated brine, and dried over magnesium sulfate. The solvent was removed under reduced pressure and the obtained residue was washed with hexane/ethyl acetate, to give 2-[(4-nitrophenyl)sulfanyl]acetonitrile (10.3 g).

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