Sodium Thiosulfate → 5-(3,5-Dimethylbenzene-1-sulfinyl)-1,2-dimethyl-4-(propan-2-yl)-1H-imidazole

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In methylene chloride (10 ml) was dissolved 150 mg (0.55 mmol) of 5-(3,5-dimethylphenylthio)-4-isopropyl-1,2-dimethyl-1H-imidazole, followed by addition of 177 mg (0.82 mmol) of 80% metachloroperbenzoic acid under ice-cooling, and the mixture was stirred for 10 minutes. To the reaction mixture, an aqueous solution of sodium thiosulfate and then, an aqueous sodium hydrogen carbonate solution was added, and extracted with methylene chloride. The extract was washed with saturated brine, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered, and the filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue purified by silica gel chromatography (ethyl acetate), and recrystallized from n-hexane to give 100 mg of Compound I-104 (yield 63%). mp 100-101° C.

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