“…The spectral data was correspond to the previously reported method. 46 For the bromination step, a 100 mL canonical ask was charged with KBr (20 mmol, 2.4 g), nitric acid (21% w/w, 40 mmol), dichloroethane (DCM, 20 mL), 1,3-bis(methylthio) benzene (10 mmol, 1.7 g), and tetrabutylammonium chloride (3 mol%, 0.9 g) and stirred at room temperature for 24 h. Aer the completion of the reaction, it was diluted with water (50 mL) and DCM (50 mL). The organic layer was separated from the aqueous layer and it was washed with saturated NaHCO 3 and saturated NaCl.…”