After studying this excellent post

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(Chimimanie: "On 2C-T-x precursors", Novel Discourse), I wondered if the mercapto-group (or whatever it's called.... My nomenclature-skills are a bit rusty) can stand reduction with LAH?
I recon normal condensation with nitromethane would behave just fine with the compound (Z)?
My knowledge about sulphur-containing compounds is rather limited...

Hi!    thank you for your comments

Yes the 4-alkylthio groups are stable to LAH, its the way good doctor Shulgin use to synthetise the various 2-CT. (benzaldehyde ->  nitrostyrene --LAH--> amine)

see

http://www.erowid.org/library/books_online/pihkal/pihkal043.shtml

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(Chimimanie: "On 2C-T-x precursors", Novel Discourse)