Reaction Steps
N-butyl lithium (2.5 M in hexanes, 2.77 mL, 6.93 mmol) was added to a solution of 5-(6-methyl-pyridine-2-sulfonyl)-thiazolidine-2,4-dione, [(V), from Example 90, 0.92 g, 3.38 mmol] in dry THF (30 mL) at -78° C. under a dry N2 atmosphere over a twenty minute period. A solution of [3-(4-chlorophenyl)-prop-2ynyl]-bromide [(IX), from Example 21, 3.53 g, 15.4 mmol] in dry THF (10 mL) was added over a 20 rain period. The reaction mixture was allowed to warm to room temperature. After 16 h, the reaction mixture was added to saturated aqueous ammonium chloride (80 mL) and extracted with ethyl acetate (2×300 mL). The extracts were washed with water, dried (brine), concentrated and purified by flash chromatography (gradient 97:3 to 93:7 CH2Cl2 : isopropanol) to provide a sticky solid which triturated with petroleum ether (90 mL): benzene (2 mL) to provide the title compound as a off-white solid (0.55 g, 39%): mp 104°-106° C.: NMR (DMSO, d 6): δ 13.1 (broad s, 1H, N H), 8.10 (t, J=7.8 Hz, 1H, py H), 7.95 (d, J=7.7 Hz, 1H, py H), 7.71 (d, J=7.7 Hz, 1H, py H), 7.45 (d, J=8.8 Hz, 2H, Ar H), 7.35 (d, J=8.7 Hz, 2H, Ar H), 3.86 (d, J=17.4 Hz, 1H, C H2), 3.72 (d, J=17.4 Hz, 1H, C H2), 2.57 (s, 3H, C H3); MS(EI): 420 (MI, 3%), 265 (12%), 263 (38%), 194 (25%), 192 (70%), 149 (40%), 93 (100%); Anal. Calc. for C18H13ClN2O4S2 : C, 51.37; H, 3.11; N, 6.66; Found: C, 50.99; H, 3.05; N, 6.58.
