Sulfoxonium, trimethyl-, iodide (1:1) → 2-[2-(5-Fluoro-2-methoxyphenyl)-2-methylpropyl]-2-difluoromethyloxirane

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To suspension of trimethylsulfoxonium iodide (0.22 g) in DMSO (0.5 mL) and THF (0.5 mL) stirred under nitrogen and cooled on ice was added sodium hexamethyldisilazide (1.0 mL, 1.0M in THF) dropwise over 5 minutes. After 15 minutes, a solution of 1,1,-difluoro-4-methyl-4-(2-methoxy-5-fluorophenyl)pentan-2-one (0.23 g) in THF (0.6 mL) was added dropwise and the mixture was allowed to come to room temperature over 2 hours. The mixture was diluted with hexane, washed with water, dried, filtered, and evaporated in vacuo to give 2-[2-(5-fluoro-2-methoxyphenyl)-2-methylpropyl]-2-difluoromethyloxirane as an oil (0.25 g).

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