Coupling of methacryloyl chloride (I) with substituted aniline (II) in dimethylacetamide yields amide (III), which is then converted into the epoxy derivative (IV) by oxidation with m-chloroperbenzoic acid (mCPBA) and 4-methyl-2,6-di-tert-butylphenol (A) in refluxing 1,1,1-trichloroethane. Condensation of (IV) with thiol (V) by means of NaH in THF provides fluorophenylthio derivative (VI), which is finally oxidized with mCPBA in CH2Cl2 to furnish the desired compound trichloroethane.

Coupling of methacryloyl chloride (I) with substituted aniline (II) in dimethylacetamide yields amide (III), which is then converted into the epoxy derivative (IV) by oxidation with m-chloroperbenzoic acid (mCPBA) and 4-methyl-2,6-di-tert-butylphenol (A) in refluxing 1,1,1-trichloroethane. Condensation of (IV) with thiol (V) by means of NaH in THF provides fluorophenylthio derivative (VI), which is finally oxidized with mCPBA in CH2Cl2 to furnish the desired compound trichloroethane.

The reaction of 4-amino-2-(trifluoromethyl)benzonitrile (I) with 2-oxopropionic acid (II) by means of SOCl2 gives the corresponding amide (III), which is finally condensed with the methyl sulfone (IV) by means of BuLi in THF.