Bismuth-oxygen → 1-(3-Methylphenyl)-2-[4-(methylthio)phenyl]ethane-1,2-dione

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The ketone from step 2 (30.5 mmol, 8.31 g) was diluted with acetic acid (90 ml) and heated to ˜90° C. Bi2O3 (30.5 mmol, 14.2 g) was added. After stirring 15 minutes, additional bismuth oxide (15 mmol, 7 g) was added. After 30 additional minutes, the mixture was filtered through silica and Celite®, then lyophilized. The residue was subjected to chromatography (3:1 hexane: ethyl acetate), affording the title compound as a yellow solid (3.56 g, 43%), which was used in the next step.

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