Ethanethiol → HCID 20526315, compound

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A stirred solution of methyl 7-oxo-1-azabicyclo[3,2,0]hept-2-ene-2-carboxylate (9) (0.050 g) in dry dimethylformamide (1 ml) at room temperature was treated with ethane thiol (0.10 ml) followed by powdered potassium carbonate (0.023 g). After a period of 1 hour, the excess thiol was blown off in a stream of argon and the residue concentrated at 30° under reduced pressure. The residual gum was dissolved in ethyl acetate, washed with brine and dried over sodium sulphate. The ethyl acetate solution was concentrated and the three diastereoisomers (10, 11 and 12 in order of increasing polarity) were separated by column chromatography on silica gel 60 (<230 mesh), eluting with 60°-80° petroleum ether/ethyl acetate 7:3.

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