Sodium Chloride → 1,2,3,6-Tetrahydro-1-(triphenylmethyl)pyridine

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To a solution of (E)-3-{[1-(4-methoxybenzyl)-1H-1,2,3-triazol-4-yl]methylidene}-1-(triphenylmethyl)piperidin-4-ol (17.45 g) in toluene (300 ml) were added thioacetic acid (4.6 ml) and N,N-dimethylformamide dineopentylacetal (18 ml). The resulting solution was stirred at room temperature for 15 minutes, and the reaction was stopped by an addition of a saturated aqueous sodium chloride solution. The products were extracted with ethyl acetate, and the extract was dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was purified by chromatography on silica gel using a mixture of hexane, ethyl acetate and dichloromethane (1:1:1) as the eluent to afford an approximately 1:3 mixture of (E)-4-(acetylsulfanyl)-3-{[1-(4-methoxybenzyl)-1H-1,2,3-triazol-4-yl]methylidene}-1-(triphenylmethyl)piperidine and 5-(acetylsulfanyl){[1-(4-methoxybenzyl)-1H-1,2,3-triazol-4-yl]methylidene}methyl)-1-(triphenylmethyl)-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (17.83 g, yield: 92%).

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