Dimethyl Disulfide → (2,6-Dimethyl-4-methylsulfanylphenoxy)triisopropylsilane

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To a stirring solution of (4-bromo-2,6-dimethylphenoxy)-triisopropylsilane (0.5 g, 1.4 mmol) in THF (15 mL) at −78° C. was added n-BuLi (2.5 M in hexanes, 0.56 mL), the reaction mixture was stirred at −78° C. for 1 hr, then dimethyldisulfide (0.16 mL, 1.82 mmol) was added at −78° C. The reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 1 h and quenched with saturated NH4Cl and diluted with diethyl ether. The organic layer was dried over Na2SO4, filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure to afford crude (2,6-dimethyl-4-methylsulfanylphenoxy)triisopropyl-silane as an oil (0.46 g, 100%): 1H NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d6): δ 6.92 (s, 2 H), 2.41 (s, 3 H), 2.20 (s, 6 H), 1.29 (m, 3 H), 1.10 (d, J=7.2 Hz, 18 H). TLC conditions: Uniplate silica gel, 250 microns; Mobile phase=ethyl acetate-hexanes (2:98); Rf=0.57.

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