tert-Butylsulfinamide, (S)-(-)- → (NE,S)-N-[(4-chloro-3,5-dimethylphenyl)methylidene]-2-methylpropane-2-sulfinamide

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A solution of 4-chloro-3,5-dimethyl-benzaldehyde (2 g, 11.86 mmol) and (S)-2-methylpropane-2-sulfinamide (1.58 g, 13.05 mmol) in toluene (35 mL) was treated with titanium(IV) isopropoxide (5.27 mL, 17.79 mmol). The mixture was stirred at 50° C. for 24 hours. It was then quenched with 10% sodium bicarbonate solution (50 mL) and extracted twice with EtOAc. The organic layers were washed with water and brine, dried over sodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated. The crude was purified by chromatography on silica gel (cyclohexane/EtOAc).

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