“…Prepared according to general method B from 1-bromo-4-phenylthiobutane [29] .-1 H NMR (D2O) δ = 7.27 (m, 5H), 3.01 (t, 7.3 Hz, 2H), 2.91 (m, 3×2H), 1.59 (m, 2×2H), 1.04 (t, 7.3 Hz, 2×3H). [32] A mixture of thiophenol (1.82 g, 16.6 mmol), 1,5-dibromopentane (9.28 g, 40.4 mmol), sodium hydroxide ( 1.05 g, 26.3 mmol), water (50 mL), toluene (50 mL) and a 40% aqueous solution of tetrabutylammonium hydroxide (1 mL) was stirred at room temperature under nitrogen for 25 min.…”