Ammonia → (3-Phenoxyphenyl)methanethiol

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Reaction Steps

A solution of 30.8 g of m-phenoxybenzyl bromide in 70 ml of isopropanol is reacted with 9.5 g of thiourea in 30 ml of water and the reaction mixture is refluxed briefly. After cooling, 25 ml of a 25% ammonia solution are added and the mixture is heated briefly to reflux and then allowed to cool, whereupon it is acidified with 18% hydrochloric acid and extracted with methylene chloride. The extract is dried over magnesium sulfate and concentrated, affording the compound of the formula ##STR7## with a boiling point of 114°-116° C.'0.05 mm Hg.

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