Reaction #45356

Reaction equation

Methyl{[5′-isopropyl-2′-methoxy-4-(trifluoromethyl)biphenyl-2-yl]methyl}[3-(methylthio)-5-(trifluoromethyl)benzyl]carbamate

m-CPBA

NaHSO3

→

methyl{[5′-isopropyl-2′-methoxy-4-(trifluoromethyl)biphenyl-2-yl]methyl}[3-(methylsulfinyl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)benzyl]carbamate

Solvents

CH2Cl2

Conditions

Workup

1. 1
   Temperaturewas warmed to 45° C.
2. 2
   ExtractionThe mixture was extracted with EtOAc (50 mL)
3. 3
   Washthe organic extracts were washed with water (10 mL), brine (10 mL)
4. 4
   Dryingdried over Na2SO4
5. 5
   Filtrationfiltered
6. 6
   Concentrationconcentrated
7. 7
   OtherPurification by flash chromatography with 50% EtOAc/hexanes

Procedure

Methyl{[5′-isopropyl-2′-methoxy-4-(trifluoromethyl)biphenyl-2-yl]methyl}[3-(methylthio)-5-(trifluoromethyl)benzyl]carbamate (21.7 mg, 0.037 mmol) (Example 129) in CH2Cl2 (1 mL) was cooled to −78° C. Next, m-CPBA (8.3 mg, 0.037 mmol) was added. The reaction was stirred at −78° C. for fifteen minutes, then was warmed to 45° C., and after five minutes at −45° C. was poured into NaHSO3 (10 mL). The mixture was extracted with EtOAc (50 mL), and the organic extracts were washed with water (10 mL), brine (10 mL), dried over Na2SO4, filtered, and concentrated. Purification by flash chromatography with 50% EtOAc/hexanes afforded methyl{[5′-isopropyl-2′-methoxy-4-(trifluoromethyl)biphenyl-2-yl]methyl}[3-(methylsulfinyl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)benzyl]carbamate. Rf=0.20 (50% EtOAc/hexanes). LCMS=602.2 (M+1)+. 1H NMR (C6D6, 500 MHz, 70° C.) δ 7.63 (broad singlet, 1H), 7.54 (broad singlet, 1H), 7.48 (broad singlet, 1H), 7.33 (s, 1H), 7.32 (s, 1H), 7.07-7.05 (m, 2H), 6.89 (s, 1H), 6.62 (d, J=8.0 Hz, 1H), 4.41 (broad singlet, 2H), 4.04 (broad singlet, 2H), 3.37 (s, 3H), 3.30 (s, 3H), 2.75 (m, 1H), 1.93 (s, 3H), 1.16 (d, J=6.5 Hz, 6H).

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