Boron trifluoride etherate → 3-[3-(1,3-Dithiolan-2-yl)-1,2-benzisothiazol-5-yl]-1-methyl-6-(trifluoromethyl)uracil

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To a mixture of 5-[3,6-dihydro-3-methyl-2,6-dioxo-4-(trifluoromethyl)-1(2H)-pyrimidinyl]-1,2-benzisothiazole-3-carboxaldehyde (0.300 g, 0.850 mmol) and methylene chloride is added ethanedithiol (0.0940 g, 1.00 mmol) and boron trifluoride-etherate (0.200 ml). The resultant mixture is stirred overnight at room temperature and partitioned between methylene chloride and saturated sodium bicarbonate. The organic layer is dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate and concentrated in vacuo to a yellow solid which is stirred in hot methylcyclohexane and filtered to afford the title compound as a light yellow solid (0.170 g, 46.3%, mp 227-232° C.) which is identified by NMR spectral analysis.

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