Iodine → 2-ethyl-4-iodo-2-methyl-5-{4-(methylsulfonyl)phenyl}-3(2H)-furanone

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To 8.88 g of 2-ethyl-2-methyl-5-{4-(methylsulfonyl)phenyl}-3(2H)-furanone in 50 ml carbon tetrachloride and 50 ml chloroform, were added [bis(trifluoroacetoxy)iodo]benzene (6.82 g) and iodine (4 g). The reaction solution was stirred at room temperature for 4 hours. Then the reaction was quenched by adding saturated aqueous sodium thiosulfate until the characteristic color of iodine disappeared. The solution was extracted with 50 ml water and dichloromethane (100 ml×3). The organic layer was concentrated in vacuo and the resulting residue was purified by lo column chromatographic separation (hexane/ethylacetate=1:1) to yield 8.7 g of 2-ethyl-4-iodo-2-methyl-5-{4-(methylsulfonyl)phenyl}-3(2H)-furanone. NMR: δ0.89 (t, J=7.5 Hz, 3H), 1.51 (s, 3H), 1.93 (q, J=7.5 Hz, 2H), 3.11 (s, 3H), 8.11 (d, J=8.7 Hz, 2H), 8.34 (d, J=8.7 Hz, 2H). IR (cm−1): 2928, 1701, 1552, 1314, 1148, 747, 551.

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