1.58 g (3.58 mmol) of rhodium(II) acetate dimer was added, under argon, to a suspension of 15.1 g (71.53 mmol) (RS)-1-cyclopropane sulfinyl-4-nitrobenzene, 17.8 g (157.37 mmol) trifluoroacetamide, 38.0 g (118.02 mmol) iodobenzene diacetate and 12.7 g (314.73 mmol) magnesium oxide in 801 ml DCM and stirred overnight at room temperature. The mixture was filtered through Celite with suction and concentrated by evaporation. The residue that remained was purified chromatographically (hexane/ethyl acetate 2:1). 18.0 g (55.97 mmol; yield: 78%) of the product was obtained.
