acid in 20 mL of methylene chloride. To the reaction mixture, which was allowed to warm to 20 °C over a period of 40 min, was then added 0.5 g of dimethyl sulfide followed (after 5 min) by a solution of 0.3 g (2.4 mmol) of p-anisidine in 10 mL of methylene chloride. The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 12 h, filtered, and the filtrate was concentrated and passed over basic alumina (elution with chloroform) to give 0.136 g (32%) of 6d as a brown solid: mp 108-109 °C; NMR 3.94 (s, 3 H, OCH3), 7.05 (d, 2 H), 7.35 (t, 1 ), 8.18 (d, 2 H), 8.96 (d, 2 H).