Potassium Carbonate → 5-[2-tert-butyl-4-(hydroxymethyl)-5-methyl-phenyl]sulfanyl-4-hydroxy-2-isopropyl-2-[2-(2-pyridyl)ethyl]-3H-pyran-6-one

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The title compound was prepared as described in General Method 16a using 4-hydroxy-6-isopropyl-6-(2-pyridin-2-yl-ethyl)-5,6-dihydro-pyran-2-one (Example E-14; 0.8 mmol), toluene-4-thiosulfonic acid S-(2-tert-butyl-4-hydroxymethyl-5-methyl-phenyl)ester (Example BB-2; 0.9 mmol), potassium carbonate (3.1 mmol) in DMF (5 mL). The product was triturated from Et2O, mp 100-110° C. MS (APCI): 470 (M+H).

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