Reaction #1702090

Reaction equation

3-[(cis-3-benzyloxy-cyclobutyl)-(trans-4-methyl-cyclohexanecarbonyl)-amino]-5-(3,3-dimethyl-but-1-ynyl)-thiophene-2-carboxylic acid methyl ester

boron tribromide

→

5-(3,3-Dimethyl-but-1-ynyl)-3-[(cis-3-hydroxy-cyclobutyl)-(trans-4-methyl-cyclohexanecarbonyl)-amino]-thiophene-2-carboxylic acid methyl ester

Yield 88.5%

Solvents

DCM

Conditions

Workup

1. 1
   Otherquenched with the addition of silica gel
2. 2
   OtherVolatiles were evaporated under reduced pressure
3. 3
   Otherthe reaction mixture was purified by silica gel chromatography (0-100% ethyl acetate:hexanes)

Procedure

3-[(cis-3-benzyloxy-cyclobutyl)-(trans-4-methyl-cyclohexanecarbonyl)-amino]-5-(3,3-dimethyl-but-1-ynyl)-thiophene-2-carboxylic acid methyl ester (290 mg, 0.55 mmol) in DCM (2 mL) at 0° C. was treated with boron tribromide (0.85 mL, 1.0 M solution in DCM). The mixture was stirred at 0° C. for 15 minutes and quenched with the addition of silica gel. Volatiles were evaporated under reduced pressure and the reaction mixture was purified by silica gel chromatography (0-100% ethyl acetate:hexanes). This resulted in 210 mg (88% yield) of 5-(3,3-Dimethyl-but-1-ynyl)-3-[(cis-3-hydroxy-cyclobutyl)-(trans-4-methyl-cyclohexanecarbonyl)-amino]-thiophene-2-carboxylic acid methyl ester.

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