Dimethyl Disulfide → HCID 19864321, compound

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Reaction Steps

A solution of n-butyl lithium in n-hexane (1.6M, 0.75 ml) was added dropwise to a stirred solution of 2-bromo-6-methyl-8-phenyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-4H-thieno[2,3-d]azepine (0.40 g hydrobromide salt converted to free base by aqueous ammonia/dichloromethane extraction) in dry tetrahydrofuran (10 ml) cooled to -70° under nitrogen. After 10 minutes at -70° dimethyl disulphide (0.11 ml) was added dropwise and the mixture allowed to warm to room temperature. After 30 minutes the solution was evaporated, water (10 ml) added to the residue and extracted with dichloromethane (2×5 ml). The extracts were dried, filtered and evaporated to a pale yellow solid. Recrystallisation twice from n-hexane (4 ml) gave white needles (m.p. 90°) of the title product.

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