Sodium Phosphate, Dibasic → HCID 59396535, compound

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Reaction Steps

A solution of 1.55 M n-butyllithium in hexane (10.94 mL) was added with stirring to a solution of 1-(methoxymethyl)-5-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline (3.07 g) in THF (60 mL) under an argon atmosphere, over about 8 minutes, at −70° C. or below, followed by further stirring for 30 minutes. To the reaction mixture was added with stirring a solution of (1R,2S,5R)-2-isopropyl-5-methylcyclohexyl 4-methylbenzenesulfinate (3.375 g) in THF (25 ml) over 5 minutes at −70° C. or below, followed by further stirring for 1 hour. Thereafter, saturated disodium phosphate was added to the mixture at the same temperature and the temperature was increased to room temperature. The mixture was extracted with ether. The organic layer was washed with a saturated aqueous sodium chloride solution and dried over magnesium sulfate and then the solvent was evaporated. The resulting residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (hexane:EtOAc) to obtain (1R)-1-(methoxymethy)-5-methyl-2-[(R)-(4-methylphenyl)sulfinyl]-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline (2.144 g) (Rf value=0.14).

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