Two efficient and practical syntheses of methyl 4-mercaptobenzoate

Article abstract of DOI:10.1080/00397919508015455

Two efficient syntheses of methyl-4-mercaptobenzoate are described, one utilizing the dianion of 4-bromothiophenol, the other a S(N)Ar reaction starting with 4-fluorobenzonitrile.

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Two Efficient and Practical Syntheses of
Methyl 4-Mercaptobenzoate
Ann M. Tickner a , G. Kris Huang a , Kerry Gombatz a , Robert J. Mills
a , Vance Novack a & Kevin S. Webb a
a Synthetic Chemistry Department , SmithKline Beecham
Pharmaceuticals , Post Office Box 1539, King of Prussia, PA,
19406-0939
Published online: 04 Jan 2007.
To cite this article: Ann M. Tickner , G. Kris Huang , Kerry Gombatz , Robert J. Mills , Vance Novack &
Kevin S. Webb (1995) Two Efficient and Practical Syntheses of Methyl 4-Mercaptobenzoate, Synthetic
Communications: An International Journal for Rapid Communication of Synthetic Organic Chemistry,
25:16, 2497-2505, DOI: 10.1080/00397919508015455
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